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C419 plies · black to move

Philidor Defense: Paulsen Attack

The Philidor Defense: Paulsen Attack is a chess opening classified under ECO code C41 in the Open Games & French Defense family, beginning with 1.e4 e5 or 1.e4 e6, including the Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, and French Defense. It is reached after 5 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 d5 5. exd5. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
Black q
Black k
Black b
Black n
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
5
White p
4
White n
3
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
White n
c
White b
d
White q
e
White k
f
White b
g
h
White r

Resulting Position