Chess Opening Secrets Revealed*: Mar 26, 2007

Chess: Understanding the Philidor Defense Part XIV

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Be7
6 Be2 O-O 7 O-O Re8 8 f4 Bf8 9 Bf3 c5 10 Nb3
10 ... Nc6 11 Be3 d5 12 exd5 Rxe3 13 dxc6 Qb6
14 Qd2 Rxf3 Line

Also available: Chess: Understanding the
Philidor Defense Part I

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Be7
6 Be2 O-O 7 O-O:

7 ... Re8

7 ... Re8
7 ... c5
7 ... a6
7 ... Nc6
7 ... Nc6
7 ... d5

8 f4

8 f3
8 Re1
8 Qd3

8 ... Bf8

8 ... Nc6
8 ... c6
8 ... Nbd7

9 Bf3

9 Bd3
9 Bh5

9 ... c5

9 ... a5
9 ... Na6
9 ... Nbd7
9 ... c6

10 Nb3

10 Nde2

10 ... Nc6

10 ... Qc7

11 Be3

11 Re1
11 Kh1

11 ... d5

11 ... Bf5

12 exd5

12 Nxd5

12 ... Rxe3

12 ... Na5

13 dxc6

13 ... Qb6

13 ... Qc7

14 Qd2

14 Nd2
14 cxb7

14 ... Rxf3

14 ... Re8

By ChessCoach@care2.com

Chess: Understanding the Philidor Defense Part XIII

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Be7
6 Be2 O-O 7 O-O c5 8 Nf5 Bxf5 9 exf5 Nc6 10 Bf3
10 ... Qd7 11 g4 Nd4 12 g5 Qxf5 13 Bxb7 Line

Also available: Chess: Understanding the
Philidor Defense Part I

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Be7
6 Be2 O-O 7 O-O:

7 ... c5

7 ... Re8
7 ... Re8
7 ... a6
7 ... Nc6
7 ... Nc6
7 ... d5

8 Nf5

8 Nf3
8 Nb3

8 ... Bxf5

8 ... Nc6

9 exf5

9 ... Nc6

9 ... Re8
9 ... Qd7

10 Bf3

10 Nd5
10 Re1

10 ... Qd7

10 ... Re8

11 g4

11 Nd5
11 Re1

11 ... Nd4

11 ... h6

12 g5

12 Bg2

12 ... Qxf5

12 ... Ne8

13 Bxb7

13 Bg2

By ChessCoach@care2.com

Chess: Understanding the Philidor Defense Part XII

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Be7
6 Be2 O-O 7 O-O Nc6 8 Be3 Re8 9 f4 d5
10 e5 Nxd4 11 Bxd4 Ne4 12 Nxe4 dxe4
13 f5 Qd5 14 Kh1 Bg5 15 Bc3 Rxe5 Line