Philidor Defense

English

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Alternative forms

• Philidor's Defense
• Philidor Defence, Philidor's Defence (British spelling)

Etymology

Named after 18th-century player François-André Danican Philidor.

Noun

Philidor Defense (uncountable) (American spelling)

1. A common Open Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6, in which black's second move is queen's pawn to the sixth rank.

Further reading

• Philidor Defense on Wikipedia.Wikipedia