Philidor Defense - Chess Openings

The Philidor Defense is a passive defense from black and acts as an alternative to the popular 2... Nc6 line. White's two main lines are 3. d4 and 3. Bc4. In this video we talk about both and why I think Bc4 is easier to play.

[nialljudge]

Thank you, I am here because I used the philidor defence and didn't know what I was doing and got into a lot of trouble when an opponent quickly took advantage, thanks for your insight

[LOL]

for some reason, every time i play against the Philidor Defense, i feel the need to say "ahhhh the

[chesswebsite]

Thanks for the kind words. Glad to hear you are enjoying and learning from the vids.

[chesswebsite]

I wish you would watch the Legal trap video so this wouldn't question the video. If black plays Nxd5, 7. Qxh5 Nxc4 8. Qb5+ winning the knight with a very good game. This is the entire point of the Legal Trap if you've watched the video. It definitely "is time to Legal trap"

[TheMrpatches]

Kevin. My game has improved alot from your videos. Im now a 1500 ranking. Thanks alot for your input

[rain-kqqs]

Thanks Kevin! I was not familiar with this and my opponent was always playing this defence so I was very confused but now I am not.

[hieronymousmerkin]

so, at 6:03, do you recommend a "fried liver attack" after 4...d5 5. ed5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 c6

[RayVitoles]

the modern line which is more solid is 1. e4 d6 and now if 2.d4(which is of course the best move) Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5 5.Bc4 Be7, which avoids the tricks of Ng5 thx to the early Nf6 move..Ofc White enjoys the space advantage and the better center control, but black's position is solid

[mehranmortezai]

Kevin's videos are so good! It great he's uploading them.

[chefnaj]

I like Kevin's videos. A lot of my chess acumen has improved because of Kevin's vids. Big fan of your videos bro.

[shubhloveshubh]

Kings pawn opening-kings knight variation-petrovs defence-urusov gambit-- then --philidor defence. Your opponent always remain confused and you win in 15 to 20 moves. Best end game ever. Safest way to play with any sacrifices. You can change your stretegy at any time that is the beauty of it.

[BimmieMcGee]

Yes! He's alive and uploading again!

[michaelallport]

Kevin the best 4th black move is dxe5. It's more in line with the nature of the Philidor. Your bias for aggressive play sometimes colors your approach in calculation. Nevertheless, thanks for the instructive video. Well done.

[RicardoBrizoladaRosa]

I think that in 7:29 Nxd5 is a mistake because not bishop takes Queen, but Nxd5 and the white bishop is falling, if queen takes bishop N takes bishop winning a piece. It is not time to Legal trap I think.

[njstuckey]

Keep em coming! Glad to see you're uploading more frequently now!

[gabrielthomazine]

I actually like to be agressive as white and defensive and positional as black.

[ItsMcky]

Oh believe me Kevin, he echoes the feelings of alot of others-like me ;)
But really, thanks, You're the only guy I can bear to and enjoy listening to when it comes to learning about chess.

Thanks dude.

[Cyberdactyl]

I watch a crapload of chess videos. Kevin's vids have thier share of issues, but overall his are probably the clearest and best explained.

[BlueBlob]

After the philidor defence, d4, exd4 and Nxd4, is c5 playable for black?

[SirUni]

2:39 the white bishop moves into c4, so my response to that is just a push of pawn to c6. Philidor Defense is my specialty way back then. I master the different variations for that. lol haha