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Philidor Defense. Solid for black, but also passive. From what I've heard.
Silfir wrote:
Philidor Defense. Solid for black, but also passive. From what I've heard.
Exactly. Rarely played by high level players, as it is very hard to find counterchances with this. Certainly playable at club level, however.
Five of swords- It certainly does spice things up to throw in a countergambit with 3 . . f5. And as I said, at club level you can play darned near anything. But I think that moves us from a "rarely played" line to a "obscure and abandoned" line for high level players. On the other hand, It would likely have surprise value.
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