6. Be3 Black gains strong piece play
J Beckner vs N Whitaker, 1916 (C41) Philidor Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
6. Be3 Alekhine- Alekhine places his pieces on dark squares
B Lyubimov vs Alekhine, 1919  (C41) Philidor Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
Alekhine masterpiece vs. 5. qD5- ideal
L Steiner vs Alekhine, 1936  (C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
Great combination, 2 rook sacrifice
O Bernstein vs Tartakower, 1937  (C41) Philidor Defense, 13 moves, 0-1
Bronstein proves that after 5.Nd2 NxN is a must
Bronstein vs R Piatnitsky, 1940  (C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
The answer to 5. qd5 Nc5 6. Ng5 Be6. Black uses dark sq4 pieces
M Czerniak vs Najdorf, 1941  (C41) Philidor Defense, 70 moves, 0-1
Bronstein plays vs. no pawns in the center beautifully
M Bertok vs Bronstein, 1962  (C41) Philidor Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
No pawns in center but forced was c6 after Bc4, this hindersdev
Tukmakov vs J Rotstein, 1963 (C41) Philidor Defense, 45 moves, 1-0
Black plays c6 to trade queens and this weakness exploited
Benko vs K Smith, 1972  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
This is a nice tactic queen fork from Bc4 c6 variation.
S Petronic vs S Yu, 2001 (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 0-1
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