Lifetime Repertoires Philidor Defense by GM Pepe Cuenca
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OFF - 87%A classical opening meshes with engines
The Philidor is simple to play. Black holds the center with d6-e5 and develops quietly. This calm approach avoids disasters in the opening and moves the weight of the fight to the later phases of the game.
Yes, White may take more space but with no weaknesses in your camp, that’s ineffective. Meanwhile, your pieces will have scope and with the engine-approved recommendations in this course they’ll spring into life with brimming energy!
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After 1.e4 White is inviting you to a fight. You may try the Sicilian, the French, the Caro-Kann but…preparing for those is no enviable task: they demand time and allow no room for error.
However, you can play enterprising chess and aspire to WIN without becoming a slave of mainstream theory. If that sounds attractive then, this repertoire will last you a lifetime!
A classical opening meshes with engines
The Philidor is simple to play. Black holds the center with d6-e5 and develops quietly. This calm approach avoids disasters in the opening and moves the weight of the fight to the later phases of the game.
Yes, White may take more space but with no weaknesses in your camp, that’s ineffective. Meanwhile, your pieces will have scope and with the engine-approved recommendations in this course they’ll spring into life with brimming energy!
There’s only a secret to know: pawn structure is the key. Remember this opening carries the name of François-André Danican Philidor, the 18th century French genius who said:
Pawns are the soul of chess!
Your flexible pawn structure allows you to transform the center in several ways to exploit White’s over-expanded position. Once the fight opens the side with the positional plusses will benefit. And that’ll be you!
Grandmaster Pepe Cuenca has won many games like that. You know him, right? He makes chess fans all over the world wish they’d speak Spanish. His fun and energy-pumped style of commentary makes football look dull.
He also plays the Philidor since his youth and has used it in some of the most important games in his career. In his first Lifetime Repertoire Pepe shares years of experience. With the guidance of a strong GM and bona fide expert your success with the Philidor is secured!
It’s all about being practical
This repertoire has several perks. First and foremost, it is universal. Tactics and strategy merge to create rich positions with ample room for creativity. And it isn’t as explored as other openings so it won’t take much time to learn it but you always get to be the better prepared player.
Also you can’t count out the psychological pressure: some opponents don’t know what to do against Black’s calm play and self-destruct in the need to do something. Others confuse solidity with passivity and think the Philidor ought to be punished. Enjoy as they smash to a wall trying to work out an unjustified attack.
BUT its definitive trademark is its length. Pepe went the extra mile and covered in great depth everything you might ever face in your games. He also analyses not one, but two major lines! See the one fittest for you or mix them both. With +1400 trainable variations you can use this course as a reference for your entire Philidor career.
Here’s a more detailed preview:
💎 Full coverage of the main two branches: the Open with 4…exd4 and the Closed Philidor with 4…Nbd7. Pepe had a wealth of suggestions in store so he covered both!
💎 How to react to the g4 thrusts: there are many variations where White can carry on this aggressive idea but with active play in the center Black’s attack comes first.
💎 The Philidor Endgame: explained like never before! A whole chapter is devoted to it with focus on a little known idea to surprise White.
💎 The f7 sacrifices: another theme with a chapter of its own. The energy of our replies raise the question of who’s attacking who.
💎 Smart handling of deviations: make the best of a flexible move order and choose the most annoying replies to White’s setups.
💎 A selection of model games: to understand the core ideas and plans in the theoretical section. You’ll learn to FEEL the Philidor.
So you can build a complete repertoire against 1.e4 within as much as 42 hours of video instruction – and fun – with GM Cuenca. With such a detailed, info-packed course, you’re set to master the Philidor and strive with it for life!
Enjoy a Lifetime of a trusty, ambitious and easy-to-learn weapon for Black.
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26 reviews for Lifetime Repertoires Philidor Defense by GM Pepe Cuenca
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Hayden (verified owner) –
As a beginner it’s easy to get overwhelmed by big repertoires but this one has the perfect number of lines and yet,
Kai (verified owner) –
he gives you basic principles that just works 90% of the situations – it sounded silly to me at first, but then it became a daily prayer
Anthony (verified owner) –
I bought this course with video few weeks ago (thanks to @JRHat for recommending it to me).
Julian (verified owner) –
Also, this course is not aimed at advanced and master level therefore; it didn’t overwhelmed me with things that I don’t need to worry about at my level.
Mason (verified owner) –
I’ve only reviewed all the black lines but I am liking the author’s approach of adding exercises after each chapter to make sure you are looking at the positions themselves rather than just routinely memorizing the lines without absorbing the content of his commentary.
Agus (verified owner) –
I am an expert rated chess player FIDE Rated 2306 who had the privilege to beta-test this wonderful course. I went through some of the chapters of this course namely,
Nolan (verified owner) –
more importantly, when we have to make an exception to the standard plan, a very good explanation of what would happen if we didn’t do it,
Kevin (verified owner) –
keep repeating basic principles annoying number of times (sometimes say it with a beard then later repeat it without the beard 😁)
John (verified owner) –
I think many of these reviewers forget what it was like to be a beginner, or a casual player.