Philidor Defense - C41 - Opening Theory

Philidor Defense Chess Resources

Philidor Defense Wikipedia Page

The Philidor Defence (or Philidor's Defence) is a chess opening characterised by the moves:

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 d6

 

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Books / Courses (Free)

Short & Sweet: Philidor Defense - Free Chessable Course - 35 Trainable Lines w/ 2hrs Video  - GM Pepe Cuenca
Short & Sweet: Black Lion - Free Chessable Course - 24 Trainable Lines w/1 hr Video - GM Simon Williams

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Philidor Defense Chess Articles

Philidor Defence - Simplify Chess Opening Guide

Chess Opening Basics: The Philidor Defense - Chessable Blog Opening Guide

PHILIDOR DEFENSE: HOW YOU SHOULD PLAY IT - Pawn Break Guide

The Amazing Philidor Defense!  -  Simple article on Plans by IM Alberto Chueca

Lessons in Philidor's Defence  -  Opening Guide By Exeter Chess Club

Black Lion Defense: The Total Guide (Only For The Brave) - In-Depth Opening Guide - Chess Journal

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Philidor LiChess Studies

Philidor's Defense - 6 Chapter Study (320 hearts) - Sourced from Modern Chess Openings (15th Edition)
The Philidor Defense - 10 Chapter Study
Philidor Defense with White - 6 Chapter Study

The Black Lion - 4 Chapter Study (114 hearts)

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Game Databases

 

365Chess.com

C41: Philidor's defence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6  -  16,570 Games  (Links to 27 Variations Here as well)
Paul Morphy Philidor Games - 16 Game Collection (All Games where Morphy Played White)

ChessTempo.com

Philidor Defense, General (C41) - 4162 Games

Chessgames.com

Philidor Defense (C41) 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 - 9100 Games  

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Chess Puzzles

LiChess Philidor Defense Puzzles   - 16,000 Puzzles 
(LiChess Puzzle By Opening Page - Here) 1/3 Way down page is Philidor broken into 11 variations)

WTHarvey
Philidor Defense (ECO C41) - 25 Puzzles

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Philidor Defense Video Lessons

Philidor Defense Explained | Ultimate Beginner Guide to King Pawn Openings Part 1 - 18 min - Johnathan Schrantz

Philidor Defense Lecture - 54 Min - IM Mark Esserman

St.Louis Chess Club
The Philidor #1: The Exchange | Chess Openings Explained - 57 Min
The Philidor #2: Hanham & Lion Variations | Chess Openings Explained - 58 Min

Black Lion Defense
Simon Williams - The Black Lion - An aggressive version of the Philidor Defense - 18 Min - GM Simon Williams
Learn the Black Lion Opening: In Five simple stages - 23 Min - GM Simon Williams
Chess Stream #74 Black Lion Q+A - 57 Min - GM Simon Williams
Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Black Lion Defense! - 20 Min - Chess Giant
Chess Stream #43 Live Lesson with YayBjorn. A masterclass in the Black Lion! - 1.5hr

Refuting the Philidor
How to BEAT the Philidor Defense - 8 Min - Chess Geek
Dominate The Philidor Defense Like a GM! - GM Roman - 6 Min
Chess For Beginners: Fischer & Kasparov learned from Morphy to Crush Philidor Defense! - 18 Min - IM Perunovic
How to Fight Against The Black Lion!! - 21 Min - IM Perunovic
How to WIN against the Philidor Defense - 27 Min - IM Alex Astaneh

Philidor Chess Traps
No fear of Philidor Defense All Traps You Must know - 8 Min
Dirty Chess Tricks 22 (Larobok Shock for Philidor/Black-Lion Defense) - 27 Min

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Philidor Game Videos w/Analysis

Master Class | Philidor Defence | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky - 31 Min
Understanding Positional Drawbacks | Philidor Defense | GM Naroditsky’s - 44 Min
Deconstructing The Philidor Defence | The Sensei Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky - 28 Min
Philidor Defence | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naroditsky - 20 Min

GM Simon Williams
Longer Chess Games #52 The Black Lion Bites! - 30 Min
Longer Games #11 Climbing the 2500 mountain... The Black Lion!
Longer Chess Games #40 Climbing the 2500 mountain - The Black Lion in Action - 33 min 
GM Chess Analysis #60 Lupulescu vs Williams. The Black Lion vs a 2600+ GM - 31 Min
GM Analysis #14: Looking for an aggressive Opening to learn? Enter the Black Lion! - 27 Min


Standard Chess #193: IM Bartholomew vs. vperboy (Philidor Defense) - 39 Min - IM Bartholomew