Instructive Game: Destruction of Philidor defen...

Game 4439071

The complete and utter destruction of black...

Black King: "Uh darling, I seem to be under attack here".

Black Queen: "Not now honey, there's a pawn to pick up".

King: "Dear, we really need to get some more pieces out".

Queen: "Just a minute! Look, another pawn".

King: "I am in real danger dear!"

Queen: "Just a second..... oh, another pawn, this is easy!"

looks like Black never played through any Morphy games...

Black wandered on its third move.....
... and white went completely out of book very soon after. A good, fun game though.

Originally posted by TheHumanFritz
Game 4439071

The complete and utter destruction of black...

This was not a "refutation" of the Philidor Defense... black made early an obvious mistakes as well - so it would at best be a lesson in exploiting them.

Originally posted by TheHumanFritz
Game 4439071

The complete and utter destruction of black...

Originally posted by MontyMoose
Black King: "Uh darling, I seem to be under attack here".

Black Queen: "Not now honey, there's a pawn to pick up".

King: "Dear, we really need to get some more pieces out".

Queen: "Just a minute! Look, another pawn".

King: "I am in real danger dear!"

Queen: "Just a second..... oh, another pawn, this is easy!"

Originally posted by TheHumanFritz
Game 4439071

The complete and utter destruction of black...

Originally posted by Ice Cold
That is not the mail line in the PD.
1.e4...e5
2.Nf3...d6
3.d4...Nd7
4.Bc4...c6

Although in my experience, alot of players play either 3...Pxd4 or 3...Bg4, the latter giving white alot of tactical play.