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philidor defense

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
phili-dor de-fense
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A common Open Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6, in which black's second move is queen's pawn to the sixth rank.

American usage; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after 18th-century player François-André Danican Philidor.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Philidor's Defense (alternative) Philidor Defence (alternative, UK) Philidor's Defence (alternative, UK)

Questions

What does philidor defense mean?
A common Open Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6, in which black's second move is queen's pawn to the sixth rank.
Where does philidor defense come from?
Named after 18th-century player François-André Danican Philidor.

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