Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...d6/3. d4/3...Nd7/4. Bc4/4...Be7/5. dxe5/5...Nxe5

Philidor Defence
	a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
	Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqk1nr/ppp1bppp/3p4/4n3/2B1P3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQK2R w
	Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 Be7 5. dxe5 Nxe5

6...Nxe5

This is the best of a bad deal. The only winning move is 7.Nxe5.


Nxe5 Nxe5	dxe5 Qh5	g6 Qxe5	+/-

Philidor Defence
a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqk1nr/ppp1bppp/3p4/4n3/2B1P3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQK2R w
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 Be7 5. dxe5 Nxe5