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Philidor's Defence, Hanham, 3...exd4 & 3...f5 [C41]
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C41: Newark gambit
Somebody know something about this gambit ?, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5?!. I've read some issues of http://www.ubutec.com/acn/ and all players play 5.Bxg8?! or 5.Bxb5+ when I see clearly 5.Bb3!...

Started 08/16/11 at 03:59:19 by AMM
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By: Gambit
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Hanham Philidor
Hi everyone,
I spent a fair amount of time at a local bookstore recently with the book "The Philidor Files."  I had long ago dismissed the Philidor as a poor opening.  However, reaching the Hanha...

Started 11/17/08 at 06:28:55 by smrex13
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By: Gorath
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Suspected Gambit in Philidor
Hi,
what do you think about this one:
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4  Bg4
4.d:e5 Nd7
5.e:d6 B:d6
Where can I find analysis?

Started 09/13/05 at 06:24:13 by Dzambus
3 3231 Last Post 09/16/05 at 09:12:00
By: basqueknight - Ex Member
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Re: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6
sloughter wrote on 07/22/13 at 00:03:24:
Unless Black can figure out a way to castle Queenside, White just castles Queenside and uses a pawn roller on the Kingside to win material. Maybe Black can avoid the loss of a piece but I don't see...

Black

Started 07/22/13 at 02:15:24 by sloughter
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By: sloughter
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C41:Hanham variation, what is best vs 6Ng5, 7Bf7?
Hi, i want play Philidor defence (by pirc move order) and i find difficult to defend this position
1 e4 d6 2 d4 Nf6 3 Nc3 Nbd7 4 Nf3 e5 5Bc4 Be7 6Ng5 00 7 Bxf7 and so on...
I read the Bauer ...

Started 11/21/11 at 22:02:46 by Karpovfan
1 4600 Last Post 12/06/11 at 18:04:25
By: HgMan
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Philidor/Lion
What is the best setup to cope with this (rather tame) beast?

Started 11/09/05 at 03:47:36 by Strptzr
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By: Klick
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New edition of Bauer book
Has anyone seen Bauer's new book Tout sur la Défense Philidor? It's described as the 2nd edition, so I assume it's an update of The Philidor Files, but there's no indication on the Everyman website th...

Started 08/28/20 at 22:15:44 by Straggler
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By: an ordinary chessplayer
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Philidor 4.Qxd4 - Any coverage on this site?
Paul Motwani, in annotating Djuric - Pegorari, Cutro 1999, for this site, writes that 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 ed 4.Qxd4 "is a major alternative" to 4.Nxd4.  However, I cannot find any coverage of this m...

Started 06/26/07 at 21:25:28 by dsanchez
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By: alumbrado
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Philidor: Antoshin 6.Qf3!?
Hi,
I am still looking for something simple and good against the Antoshin after the initial moves
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7,
which can be reached with various move orders, e.g....

Started 11/10/08 at 08:59:56 by Lou_Cyber
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By: Lou_Cyber
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Philidor - Antoshin variation
Both Neil McDonald and Nigel Davies in some recent repertoire books recommends that White meets the Antoshin - (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7) with the Fianchetto 6.g3 which incident...

Started 09/12/06 at 05:49:53 by TopNotch
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By: alumbrado
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Any info on "the philidor files" by Bauer?
Hi to all!
I have seen a forthcoming book by EveryMan about the Philidor:
http://www.amazon.com/Philidor-Files-Detailed-Coverage-Dynamic/dp/1857444361
On everyman site it is said that t...

Started 01/05/07 at 12:01:30 by krugman
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By: Jonathan Tait
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Philidor Counter Gambit (PCG)
I make a little publicity for my blog (if mister Kosten agrees) on the Philidor counter gambit:  http://contregambitphilidor.blogspot.com/
The PCG must have gone out of oblivion!  Cheesy

Started 02/28/08 at 13:17:41 by breizatao
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By: breizatao
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Philidor Question
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be2 (GM Larry Kaufman in his book The Chess Advantage Black and White calls this move "the wimp's way out of playing 6. Bf4" is there really rea...

Started 04/15/09 at 19:43:08 by trw
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By: e4d6
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Philidor - Antoshin 2
Hi,
in search of something sharp and good against the dreaded Antoshin I first found this useful thread:
http://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1158040192/15 ;
Then I found th...

Started 10/04/07 at 14:18:20 by Lou_Cyber
2 3994 Last Post 11/12/07 at 09:28:15
By: Keano
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C41: Philidor 3...Be6
I wonder if anyone else on here ever plays this variation.  I guess sometimes I get annoyed by allowing White a lot of possibilities, although I have been having fun recently with Bird's Defense when ...

Started 05/14/10 at 20:18:32 by BirdBrain
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By: BirdBrain
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C41: Philidor Countergambit 3..f5
Now some sources claim Latvian gambit has been finally refuted in several ways ( with best 3.Nxe5! ), we could put our eyes in other "f5" ruptures, mainly from Philidor's Defence.
         Two ye...

Started 01/01/10 at 06:00:38 by AMM
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By: AMM
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Should I play the Philidor?
I am looking for a line requiring minimal effort to learn but is quite good for Black against 1. e4. I thought I could play the Philidor 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 . However, I am not sure what the best...

Started 07/23/03 at 07:08:11 by not a gm yet (Guest)
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By: Der Stratege
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C41: The Philidor with 1...d6
What if White doesn't play 2.d4?

Started 08/04/10 at 09:09:22 by Justinhorton
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By: Papageno
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learning the moderne philidor
which book shall i buy.
Barskys modern philidor, Black lion or Bauers philidor files ?

Started 07/21/12 at 21:56:52 by TomKarlsen
3 5710 Last Post 07/22/12 at 09:19:53
By: TalJechin
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C41: The Modern Philidor Defence by Barsky
New book May 20th. 224 pages. Contents given at http://www.chess-stars.com/

Started 05/18/10 at 08:16:02 by Alias
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By: MNb
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