As Black

Philidor Defence · Intermediate

Solid, it avoids the complications of the Italian and the Ruy López.

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Lines

1. Opponent's mistake · 6.Nxe5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 Nbd7 5.dxe5 dxe5 6.Nxe5 Nxe5

2. 3...Be7 4.O-O

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.O-O Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 Nxe4 8.Nxe4 d5

3. 3...exd4 4.Qxd4

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 Nf6

4. Exchange Variation · 5...Be7 6.Bg5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Bg5 O-O 7.Bd3 h6 8.Bh4 Nxe4

5. Exchange Variation · 4...Nf6 5.Bd3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Re8

6. Exchange Variation · 5...Be7 6.Bd3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Bd3 O-O 7.O-O Re8 8.Re1 c6

7. 3...Nf6 4.Bc4

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 exd4

8. 4...Nf6 5.Nc3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Bg5 c6

9. 4...Nf6 5.O-O

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.Nc3 c6

10. 3...Nf6 4.d4

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 Nbd7 5.d5 Be7 6.Bb5 O-O