What is Philidor defence?
{{Chess diagram small | tright | Philidor's defence:<br/>1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 |rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd |pd|pd|pd|__|__|pd|pd|pd |__|__|__|pd|__|__|__|__ |__|__|__|__|pd|__|__|__ |__|__|__|__|pl|__|__|__ |__|__|__|__|__|nl|__|__ |pl|pl|pl|pl|__|pl|pl|pl |rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl|__|rl }} '''Philidor's defence''', usually called ''the Philidor'', is one of the basic [[chess openings]]. It was used often by the 18th century master [[François-André Danican Philidor]], and he published analysis about it in his textbook ''L'Analyse du jeu des échecs'' (1849). == Variations == === Philidor's counter-gambit === :1.e4 e5 :2.Nf3 d6 :3.d4 f5 === Main line === :1.e4 e5 :2.Nf3 d6 :3.d4 exd4 :4.Nxd4 Nf6 :5.Nc3 Be7 or 5...g6 followed by 6...Bg7 === Transposition === Black can reach a line called the Hanham variation by [[List of chess terms#Transposition|transposing]] from the [[Pirc defence]]: :1.e4 d6 :2.d4 Nf6 :3.Nc3 Nbd7 :4.Nf3 e5 *Kosten, Tony 1992. ''Winning with the Philidor''. Batsford, London. *[[List of chess openings]] [[Category:Chess openings]] {{wikibooks|Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...d6}}