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| From | Message | Posted by lapsekili
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8/15/2008
12:45:55
play online chess |  Subject: The Philidor's Defence
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I could not understand what its purpose is.Why do you play d6 and close the bishop's great diagonal?
| Posted by gt2win
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8/15/2008
13:05:26
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I've no idea, and no-one else seems to either. It can be seen as an anti-Ruy Lopez opening compared to 2. Nc6 (meaning 3. Bb5 is good against 2. Nc6, but not against 2.d6.) Other than that, it's difficult to see what benefits it brings.
| Posted by ganstaman
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8/15/2008
14:25:02
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The Philidor most certainly makes sense, it's just a question of whether the plan involved is actually good enough.
The whole idea is to build a very solid position. The pawn on d6 supports the e5 pawn and allows black to maintain a pawn in th |
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