Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...d6/3. d4/3...Nd7/4. Bc4
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| Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.Bc4 edit
This tries to exploit f7. Now Black must be very cautious. There are tons of traps lurking. The natural Be7?, and Ngf6? all lose forcefully. The best move is 3..exd4 and then only followed by Ngf6, with a solid but passive position for black. Also, the awkward Ne7?? should be avoided. White is a bit better, but Black can still fight for everything.
Theory Table edit
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanham Variation | ... exd4 |
+/= | |||||
| ... Ne7?? |
Ng5 d5 |
Qh5 Ng6 |
Bxd5 Bb4+ |
c3 | +- | ||
| ... Be7? |
dxe5 Nb6 |
Bb3 a5 |
a4 Be6 |
Bxe6 fxe6 |
Nd4 | +/- | |
| ... Ngf6? |
dxe5 Nxe5 |
Nxe5 dxe5 |
Bxf7+ Ke7 |
Qxd8+ Kxd8 |
f3 | +/- | |
| ... c6 |
O-O Be7 |
dxe5 dxe5 |
Ng5 | +/- |
Bibliography
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
- Kaufman, Larry (2004). The Chess Advantage in Black and White. ISBN 0-8129-3571-3.
- Panov, Vasily (1973). Teoría de Aperturas, Tomo I: Aperturas Abiertas - Aperturas Semiabiertas. ISBN 84-270-0132-0.
- Schiller, Eric (2002). Standard Chess Openings. ISBN 1-58042-048-6.
External links edit
- Chargemax Entertainment (2022). Chess For Beginners: Anand & Topalov easily get an edge vs Philidor Hanham variation.
- ChessBase (2023). Philidor Defence.
- Chess Openings for Beginners (2009). Philidor Defense: General Information.
- ChessPathways (2019). PHILIDOR DEFENSE.
- ChessPathways (2019). The Philidor Defense.
- Chess Simplified (2019). Philidor Defence.
- HangingPawns (2019). Introduction to the Philidor Defense.
- Hrishi Chavan (2022). Philidor Defence - Hanham Variation.
- Marsh, Sean (ChessAble) (2021). Chess Opening Basics: The Philidor Defense.
- Miodrag Perunovic (2019). Chess For Beginners: Anand & Topalov easily get an edge vs Philidor Hanham variation.
- Nicolas Skettos (2022). How To Beat The Philidor Defense - Hanham Variation - Black Lion - Chess Opening Traps.
- papachess.com (2024). papachess.com, Nimzowitsch's Unbeatable Weapon: Philidor Defense.
- papachess.com (2024). papachess.com, Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Rellstab Variation, move by move.
- Prem, Krishna (2012). Chess openings - Philidor Defence.
- Sean Lei (2020). My Precious "Philidor". Philidor and Lion Defence Chess.
- Solomon, Ruddell (TheChessGiant) (2021). Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Philidor Defense!.
- The Chess Website (2012). Philidor Defense - Chess Openings.