Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Philidor Weakness
This post is a collaboration with Mr Andrew Crosby. Andrew is an expert in chess gambits, which he usually plays in his games with great success. He is a member of our virtual Chess.com...
This post is a collaboration with Mr Andrew Crosby. Andrew is an expert in chess gambits, which he usually plays in his games with great success. He is a member of our virtual Chess.com...
The Philidor Defence (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6) is an old opening and rarely used in top competition. Instead of developing a piece to defend the e5-pawn, Black chooses d6. This is not a developing...
Among the best known quotes regarding Chess is Emmanuel Lasker’s, “When you see a good move, look for a better one.” Which is great advice, with a couple of caveats. First, you still have...