Philidor Defense
English
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editEtymology
editNamed after 18th-century player François-André Danican Philidor.
Noun
editPhilidor Defense (uncountable) (American spelling)
- 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
edit- Philidor Defense on Wikipedia.Wikipedia