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PHILIDOR'S DEFENCE
Variation - Legall's Mate
Black's King forced to K2(e7) allows
White's QB3(c3) Knight to mate.
Forced following the sacrifice of White's queen, based on a
famous prototype game played by
Legall de Kermeur in 1750. See also an
example in the Vienna Gambit.
White Black White Black
1. P-K4 P-K4 5. KtxP! BxQ??
2. Kt-KB3 P-Q3 6. BxP ch K-K2 fcd
3. B-B4 P-KKt3 7. Kt-Q5 mate
4. Kt-B3 B-Kt5?!
Checkmate:
Undo
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Jump
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Mates
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Clear
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