Chess Openings, Philidor (C41), Philidor counter-gambit, del Rio attack

CHESS OPENINGS

PhilidorPhilidor

Annotated chess games with this chess opening:

chess opening #15743

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Quick mate: Philidor Defense
ralbama1 (1614) vs. ******** (1415)

Annotated by ralbama1 (1959): This is a quick mate. Black chooses the Philidor Defense, less popular for sure. Even more less popular is this gambit. White moves the Knight to attack the pawn or... ...If black does something like this, then white can win significant material or achieve a quick mate (which happens here). Only move, the other legal move gave white mate. Again only move to avoid mate. Black must choose…