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Philidor's defense can also be used if the pawn is less advanced. In that case, the defending rook can occupy its fourth rank instead of its third rank and the defending king should be on at least its second rank. When the pawn reaches the rank of the defending rook, the rook moves to its eighth rank
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To sum up the defense: the defender should keep his king in front of the opposing pawn and keep his rook on the third rank until the pawn advances to that rank, then go to the far end of the board (the seventh or eighth rank) and check the king from behind. If the attacker tries to get his king to
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There is little else for Black to try. If Black retreats the rook, the white king can advance, drawing easily. If Black shuffles (...Rc2–Ra2–Rc2), White can do the same (Ra3–Rh3–Ra3). With 3...e3, Black threatens to advance with Kf3, and if he is unopposed, checkmate with the rook or advance the
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So Black's only winning chance is to advance the pawn. The basic idea for the defender is to keep his rook on his third rank until the pawn advances to that rank, then check the opposing king from behind. Here is a possible continuation:
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Philidor thought that the only way to draw was to keep the defending rook on its third rank until the pawn reached that rank and then attack from behind. In 1897, Max A.K.S. Karstedt (1868–1945) showed that this is not strictly true, and
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Black is forced to play ...Kd4 or ...Kf4, making no progress. The defender's rook must be on his seventh or eighth rank to employ the
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and then his rook will reach his third rank, and the position is basically the same as the diagram above, with colors reversed, e.g. 2. Ke6 Rb6+ 3. Kf5 Rc6 establishes the standard defensive setup.
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Philidor actually studied a position that leads to the type of position above. In the diagrammed position, if it is Black's turn to move, he moves
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The diagram shows an example of
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The opposing king is beyond the defender's third rank.
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2982:Wrong bishop
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2834:theory table
2808:Torre Attack
2791:Slav Defence
2699:Colle System
2674:Scheveningen
2633:Pirc Defence
2576:Italian Game
2571:Giuoco Piano
2516:RĂ©ti Opening
2439:Piece values
2427:MarĂłczy Bind
2388:the exchange
2378:Compensation
2308:Interference
2298:Double check
2072:Time control
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1961:grandmasters
1905:South Africa
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1770:Chess pieces
1677:Online chess
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1341:Ward, Chris
1159:Rogers, Ian
972:Rogers 2010
959:Howell 1997
678:3. Kd6 Rd4+
673:2. Ra8+ Kg7
436:7. Rf8+ Ke5
416:5. Rf8+ Ke4
134:Description
3361:Categories
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3257:Chess club
2945:opposition
2407:Middlegame
2395:Initiative
2318:Pawn storm
2283:Deflection
2154:Key square
2144:Fianchetto
2077:Fast chess
2061:En passant
1753:chessboard
1230:Benko, Pal
1211:, Gambit,
1205:Emms, John
1171:(1): 37–41
1164:Chess Life
1077:Nunn, John
919:References
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663:1. Ke6 Kf8
374:2. Rc3 Ra2
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3277:Deep Blue
3272:AlphaZero
3180:paintings
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2328:Sacrifice
2288:Desperado
2191:connected
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2159:King walk
2117:algebraic
2048:Stalemate
2023:Checkmate
1748:Chess set
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1547:(brother)
1465:Ernelinde
1457:Tom Jones
1238:, McKay,
1232:(2003) ,
1140:(2012) ,
946:Nunn 1999
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3346:Category
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2960:Zugzwang
2940:fortress
2877:Endgames
2786:Declined
2781:Accepted
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3247:Arbiter
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3087:Amateur
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2176:Outpost
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421:6. Re8+
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3082:Senior
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2967:Study
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2000:Rules
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1912:China
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3170:film
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3027:List
2303:Fork
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2028:Draw
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