Philidor defence

Philidor's defence:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6


Start of chess board.
a8 black rook b8 black knight c8 black bishop d8 black queen e8 black king f8 black bishop g8 black knight [[Image:chess rd

d44.png|22px|alt=h8 black rook]]

a7 black pawn b7 black pawn c7 black pawn d7 __ e7 __ f7 black pawn g7 black pawn [[Image:chess pd

l44.png|22px|alt=h7 black pawn]]

a6 __ b6 __ c6 __ d6 black pawn e6 __ f6 __ g6 __ [[Image:chess __

d44.png|22px|alt=h6 __|link=]]

a5 __ b5 __ c5 __ d5 __ e5 black pawn f5 __ g5 __ [[Image:chess __

l44.png|22px|alt=h5 __|link=]]

a4 __ b4 __ c4 __ d4 __ e4 white pawn f4 __ g4 __ [[Image:chess __

d44.png|22px|alt=h4 __|link=]]

a3 __ b3 __ c3 __ d3 __ e3 __ f3 white knight g3 __ [[Image:chess __

l44.png|22px|alt=h3 __|link=]]

a2 white pawn b2 white pawn c2 white pawn d2 white pawn e2 __ f2 white pawn g2 white pawn [[Image:chess pl

d44.png|22px|alt=h2 white pawn]]

a1 white rook b1 white knight c1 white bishop d1 white queen e1 white king f1 white bishop g1 __ [[Image:chess rl

l44.png|22px|alt=h1 white rook]]

End of chess board.
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Philidor's defence, usually called the Philidor, is one of the basic chess openings. It was used often by the 18th century master François-André Danican Philidor, and he published analysis about it in his textbook L'Analyse du jeu des échecs (1849).

Variations

Philidor's counter-gambit

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 f5

Main line

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 exd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Be7 or 5...g6 followed by 6...Bg7

Transposition

Black can reach a line called the Hanham variation by transposing from the Pirc defence:

1.e4 d6
2.d4 Nf6
3.Nc3 Nbd7
4.Nf3 e5