Philidor Defense
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Named variations of the Philidor Defense
Our opening book catalogues 37 named variations in this family. Here they all are:
- Alapin-Blackburne Gambit
- Exchange Variation
- Exchange, Berger Variation
- Exchange, Bird Gambit
- Exchange, Boden Variation
- Exchange, Larsen Variation
- Exchange, Morphy Gambit
- Exchange, Paulsen Attack
- Hanham Variation
- Hanham, Delmar Variation
- Hanham, Kmoch Variation
- Hanham, Kmoch, Berger Variation
- Hanham, Krause Variation
- Hanham, Krause, Steiner Variation
- Hanham, Lion Variation
- Hanham, Lion's Claw Variation
- Hanham, Lion, Bishop Sacrifice Variation
- Hanham, Lion, Delayed Bishop Sacrifice Variation
- Hanham, Lion, Lärobok Variation
- Hanham, Lion, Lärobok, Forcing Line
- Hanham, Lion, Shirov Gambit
- Hanham, Lion, Sozin Variation
- Hanham, Schlechter Variation
- Hanham, Sharp Variation
- Lopez Countergambit
- Lopez Countergambit, Jaenisch Variation
- Nimzowitsch Variation
- Nimzowitsch Variation, Klein Variation
- Nimzowitsch Variation, Locock Variation
- Nimzowitsch Variation, Rellstab Variation
- Nimzowitsch Variation, Sokolsky Variation
- Philidor Countergambit
- Philidor Countergambit, Zukertort Variation
- Philidor Countergambit, del Rio Attack
- Philidor Countergambit, del Rio, Berger Variation
- Philidor Gambit
- Steinitz Variation
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