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Library|C41Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Sozin Variation

C41Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Sozin VariationMove 8 / 8

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C41BlackEnd of book

Lion Variation, Sozin Variation

Philidor Defense

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qe2 c6 8. a4 exd4

Also known as Philidor: Improved Hanham, Sozin Variation, Philidor Defense, Lion Variation, Philidor: Nimzovich, Sozin variation.

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Philidor Defense

C41 · 44 lines

Main lines4

C41Philidor Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6
C41Philidor Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4
C41Philidor Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4
C41Philidor Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7

Nimzowitsch Variation5

C41Nimzowitsch Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6
C41Nimzowitsch Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxe5
C41Nimzowitsch Variation, Klein Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bc4
C41Nimzowitsch Variation, Rellstab Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Qd5
C41Nimzowitsch Variation, Sokolsky Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Nbd2

Lion Variation8

C41Lion Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7
C41Lion Variation, Shirov Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Nc3 Ngf6 5. g4
C41Lion Variation, Bishop Sacrifice
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. Bxf7+
C41Lion Variation, Lion's Claw, with Bc4 and h6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O h6
C41Lion Variation, Lion's Claw, with Be2 and c6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Be2 Be7 6. O-O c6
C41Lion Variation, Delayed Bishop Sacrifice
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Bxf7+
C41Lion Variation, Forcing Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. Ng5 O-O 7. Bxf7+ Rxf7 8. Ne6
C41Lion Variation, Sozin Variation
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qe2 c6 8. a4 exd4

Exchange Variation3

C41Exchange Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4
C41Exchange Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4
C41Exchange Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6

Hanham Variation6

C41Hanham Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7
C41Hanham Variation, Sharp Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 Nb6
C41Hanham Variation, Krause Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. O-O
C41Hanham Variation, Delmar Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. c3
C41Hanham Variation, Schlechter Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. Nc3
C41Hanham Variation, Steiner Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. O-O Be7 6. dxe5

Philidor Countergambit4

C41Philidor Countergambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 f5
C41Philidor Countergambit, Zukertort Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 f5 4. Nc3
C41Philidor Countergambit, del Rio Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 f5 4. dxe5 fxe4 5. Ng5 d5 6. e6
C41Philidor Countergambit, Berger Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 f5 4. dxe5 fxe4 5. Ng5 d5 6. e6 Bc5 7. Nc3