Chessmate

Philidor Defense · White

Exchange Variation, Long-Castling Attack · White (C41)

Claim central space and open lines for the queen and kingside bishop.

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ECO C41

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  1. Exchange Variation, Long-Castling Attack · WhiteSample

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 O-O 8. O-O-O Nc6 9. f3 Re8 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4

  2. Lion Main Setup with Bc4 and Re1 · White

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4 h6 9. h3 Re8 10. Be3 exd4 11. Bxd4

  3. Lion Fianchetto Setup · White

    1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. d4 Nbd7 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 a5 9. b3 c6 10. Ba3 exd4 11. Nxd4

  4. Steinitz Variation, Closed Center · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 c6 9. Bb3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Nc5 11. Bc2

  5. Philidor Countergambit, Early Queen Trade · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 f5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Bg5+ Nf6 8. Nc3 Bd6 9. O-O-O Ke8 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Rhe1

  6. Opera Game, b5 Sacrifice and d-File Attack · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. dxe5 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 dxe5 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Qb3 Qe7 8. Nc3 c6 9. Bg5 b5 10. Nxb5 cxb5 11. Bxb5+ Nbd7 12. O-O-O Rd8 13. Rxd7 Rxd7 14. Rd1 Qe6 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Qb8+ Nxb8 17. Rd8#