title: Philidor defence
text: Philidor's defence, usually called the Philodor, is one of the basic chess openings. It was used often by the 18th century master François-André Danican Philidor, and he published analysis about it in his textbook L'Analyse du jeu des échecs (1849).
  
  Variations
  
  Philidor's counter-gambit 
  1.e4 e5 
  2.Nf3 d6
  3.d4 f5
  
  Main line 
  1.e4 e5
  2.Nf3 d6
  3.d4 exd4
  4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5.Nc3 Be7 or 5...g6 followed by 6...Bg7
  
  Transposition 
  Black can reach a line called the Hanham variation by transposing from the Pirc defence:
  1.e4 d6
  2.d4 Nf6
  3.Nc3 Nbd7
  4.Nf3 e5
  
  Kosten, Tony 1992. Winning with the Philidor. Batsford, London.
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