English Explanatory Dictionary

Philidor Defense

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A common Open Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6, in which black's second move is queen's pawn to the sixth rank.

Word forms

Philidor Defense Philidor's Defense Philidor Defence Philidor's Defence

Etymology

Named after 18th-century player François-André Danican Philidor.

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