explained chess - tag

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
12.21.2009
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Yury Markushin
12.21.2009

It is named after the famous 18th century player François-André Danican Philidor, who advocated it as an alternative to the common 2…Nc6. Today it is known for being a solid, but rather passive, opening for black. It is rarely seen in top level play. Philidor’s main idea behind the move 2…d6 was of course to […]