| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 3. P. to Q's 4th. | 3. P. to K. B's 4th. |
| 4. Q. P. takes P. | 4. K. B. P. takes P. |
| 5. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. | 5. P. to Q's 4th. |
| 6. P. to K's 6th. | 6. Kt. to K. R's 3d. |
| 7. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 7. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 8. K. Kt. takes K. P. | 8. P. takes Kt. |
| 9. Q. to K. R's 5th. (ch.) | 9. P. to K. Kt's 3d. |
| 10. Q. to K's 5th. | 10. K. R. to Kt's sq. |
| 11. B. takes K. Kt. | 11. B. takes B. |
| 12. Q. R. to Q's sq. | 12. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 13. Kt. takes K. P. | 13. Q. B. takes P. |
| 14. R. to Q's 6th. (the winning move.) | 14. Q. B. to K. B's 4th. |
| 15. Kt. to B's 6th. (ch.) | 15. K. to B's sq. (best) |
| 16. R. to Q's 8th. (ch.) | 16. K. to B's 2d. |
| 17. B. to Q. B's 4th. (ch.) | 17. B. to K's 3d. (best) |
| 18. Kt. takes R., and wins. | |
VARIATION OF THE DEFENCE IN THIS OPENING,
Beginning at Black's 3d move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 3. P. to Q's 4th. | 3. K. Kt. to B's 3d. |
| 4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. | 4. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 5. P. takes K. P. | 5. B. takes Kt. |
| 6. Q. takes B. | 6. P. takes P. |
| 7. Q. to her Kt's 3d. | 7. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 8. K. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 8. Q. to Q's 2d. |
| 9. B. takes Kt. | 9. P. takes B. |
| 10. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 10. K. B. to K. Kt's 2d. |
| 11. Q. R. to Q's sq. | 11. Q. to K's 2d. |
| 12. B. to Q. Kt's 5th. (ch.) | 12. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 13. Kt. to Q's 5th, with an excellent game. | |
ANOTHER VARIATION OF THE DEFENCE,
Beginning also from Black's 3d move.
| WHITE. | BLACK. |
| 1. P. to K's 4th. | 1. P. to K's 4th. |
| 2. K. Kt. to B's 3d. | 2. P. to Q's 3d. |
| 3. P. to Q's 4th. | 3. Q. B. to K. Kt's 5th. |
| 4. P. takes P. | 4. B. takes Kt. |
| 5. Q. takes B. | 5. P. takes P. |
| 6. B. to Q. B's 4th. | 6. Q. to K. B's 3d. |
| 7. Q. to her Kt's 3d. | 7. P. to Q. Kt's 3d. |
| 8. Q. Kt. to B's 3d. | 8. P. to Q. B's 3d. |
| 9. Castles. | 9. B. to Q's 3d. |
| 10. P. to K. B's 4th. | 10. P. takes P. |
| 11. Q. B. takes P. | 11. B. takes B. (best) |
| 12. P. to K's 5th. | 12. B. takes K. R. P. (ch.) |
| And White has the better game. | |
SUMMARY OF THE FOREGOING VARIATIONS
IN PHILIDOR'S DEFENCE.
The result of the preceding analysis serves to prove that Q. P. one, as the second move of Black, is not a tenable defence; since, play as he can afterwards, if the best moves are adopted by the first player, he will always have a very insecure or a very constrained game.