Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...d6/3. d4/3...Nd7/4. Bc4/4...Be7
Philidor Defence | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 Be7 |
4..Be7
editThis natural move immediately loses a pawn, 4...exd4 is preferable. The only move that wins a pawn is dxe5. The Hanham variation with 3...Nd7?! is full of traps, which is why 3..Ngf6 is more common.
Theory Table
edit5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
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dxe5
Nxe5 |
Nxe5
dxe5 |
Qh5
g6 |
Qxe5 | +/- |