Chess Opening Basics: The Philidor Defense
What is the Philidor Defense? The Philidor Defense arises after the moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 Black reacts to the threat against the e-pawn by defending it with another pawn. The Philidor Defense has a reputation of being solid but passive for Black. This is partly because Black’s dark squared bishop is locked in on […]
Malcolm Pein on…Hybrid Chess
Malcolm Pein turns his attention to a hybrid chess tournament in today’s Daily Telegraph column. Is this the future for chess events, or a temporary measure? Malcolm Pein on…Hybrid Chess The difficulties of holding over-the-board events and organising foreign travel in Europe led to the European Chess Union staging a Hybrid Qualification tournament to enable 36 players to […]