Philidor defence facts for kids

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

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

Philidor's defence, usually called the Philodor, is one of the basic chess openings. It was used often by the 18th century master Philidor, and he published analsis 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

• Kosten, Tony 1992. Winning with the Philidor. Batsford, London.
• List of chess openings

See also

In Spanish: Defensa Philidor para niños