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[ECO code C23] Move Move Here
(CLASSICAL) BISHOP'S OPG. - Philidor Var.
The del Rio Variation
White adopted the Philidor Variation, pushing his QBPawn out to support a planned 4.P-Q4.
Black develops his Queen to KKt4(g5) threatening 4..QxKtP, 5..QxR, a line first published by Modenese author and lawyer Domenico del Rio in 1750. Also known as the Italian Defence. B-Alt.
	White	Black
 1.	P-K4	P-K4
 2.	B-B4	B-B4
 3.	P-QB3	Q-Kt4
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