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Philidor Defense
You play Black · 33 variations
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10 positions: find the next theory move in each. No take-backs, no hints.
Main variations · 18
- Exchange VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf64 moves
- Lion VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd74 moves
- Lion Variation, Sozin VariationC411. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qe2 c6 8. a4 exd48 moves
- Lion Variation, Forcing LineC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. Ng5 O-O 7. Bxf7+ Rxf7 8. Ne68 moves
- Lion Variation, Delayed Bishop SacrificeC411. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Bxf7+7 moves
- Lion Variation, Lion's Claw, with Bc4 and h6C411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O h66 moves
- Lion Variation, Lion's Claw, with Be2 and c6C411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Be2 Be7 6. O-O c66 moves
- Lion Variation, Bishop SacrificeC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. Bxf7+6 moves
- Lion Variation, Shirov GambitC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Nc3 Ngf6 5. g45 moves
- Hanham VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd73 moves
- Hanham Variation, Steiner VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. O-O Be7 6. dxe56 moves
- Hanham Variation, Delmar VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. c35 moves
- Hanham Variation, Schlechter VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. Nc35 moves
- Hanham Variation, Sharp VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 Nb64 moves
- Nimzowitsch VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxe54 moves
- Nimzowitsch Variation, Rellstab VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Qd55 moves
- Nimzowitsch Variation, Sokolsky VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Nbd25 moves
- Nimzowitsch Variation, Klein VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bc44 moves
Other variations · 15
- Lopez CountergambitC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 f53 moves
- Lopez Countergambit, Jaenisch VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 f5 4. Bc4 exd4 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxh76 moves
- Philidor Countergambit, Berger VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 f5 4. dxe5 fxe4 5. Ng5 d5 6. e6 Bc5 7. Nc37 moves
- Philidor Countergambit, Zukertort VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 f5 4. Nc34 moves
- Albin-Blackburne GambitC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. dxe5 Nd74 moves
- Berger VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Re110 moves
- Bird GambitC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. c34 moves
- Boden VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Bd74 moves
- Hanham, Kmoch VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. Ng55 moves
- Larsen VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 g64 moves
- Morphy GambitC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc44 moves
- Nimzowitsch, Locock VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Ng54 moves
- Paulsen AttackC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 d5 5. exd55 moves
- Philidor GambitC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bd73 moves
- Steinitz VariationC411. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. c34 moves