French Defense: Reversed Philidor Formation

The book line for French Defense: Reversed Philidor Formation is e4, e6, d3, d5, Nd2, Nf6, Ngf3, Nc6. This page collects the 1 named lines under that variation.

1 named lines · ECO C00 · 7 tagged puzzles in the source database

Play the line

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
a1
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

French Defense: Reversed Philidor Formation

Play the next move in the line.

  1. e4
  2. e6
  3. d3
  4. d5
  5. Nd2
  6. Nf6
  7. Ngf3
  8. Nc6
  9. Be2

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e6.
  3. White pawn moves from d2 to d3.
  4. Black pawn moves from d7 to d5.
  5. White knight moves from b1 to d2.
  6. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  7. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  8. Black knight moves from b8 to c6.
  9. White bishop moves from f1 to e2.

Named lines

  • French Defense: Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. Be2

Puzzles from this line

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
h8
g
f
e
d
c
b
a

Puzzle rating 1,167 · played 2,429 times in the source set

Find the move.

Solved in a row: 0. The next puzzle stays near rating 1,400.

Progress stays in this browser. Where the puzzles come from.

Back to French Defense