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White Reversed Philidor Indians Old and Young
Compiled by Apache123
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White plays some order of Nf3, d3, e4 and Be2 instead of Bg2. Some might call it an Old Indian Attack Formation (aka Inverted Hanham). Some famous players have used it occasionally.

This will be really slooow going for White as Nf3, d3, e4, and Be2 games do not have their own specific ECO code (which speaks poorly of the opening). White games w/Be2 are usually misidentified as King's Indian Attack. As always, I have included some hybrids, distant cousins, perverted mutts, and off-track examples as well.

Some Black games will be included in here to add some flavor since they are far more common, better identified and analyzed.

Thank you Chessmaster for the Lion/Petrov/Taylor Games!

* Passive, but playable in the Russian Game: Game Collection: Alpha Russian (White)

Lion/Philidor Defense (A00) 1-0 Bxf7+ sac then bone in throat
E Reinhardt vs Reiss, 1934 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Double King Pawn Big Clamp 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (B00) 1-0 P grabs
J Dueball vs R Cassidy, 1974 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 1-0

Standard Kingside Attack You Should Know -- Closed Dbl K Pawn
Teichmann vs Schlechter, 1911 
(C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0

Ware Opening: Meadow Hay Trap (A00) 1-0 Black got punked
A Smirnov vs V Shepelev, 2005 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Anderssen Opening / Reversed Philidor Def (A00) 1-0Remove the G
Jan Wijma vs S Cats, 2000 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 29 moves, 1-0

Anderssen Opening (A00) 0-1 I hesitate to include this one
J Naylor vs P Gayson, 2012
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 28 moves, 0-1

Mieses Opening 1.d3 (A00) 1-0 Deflection / Remove the Defender
J Henningsen vs R Borik, 1979 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Mieses Opening: Reversed Rat (A00) 0-1 Bad kNight!
A Natri vs H Kallio, 2000 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 63 moves, 0-1

Mieses Opening: Reversed Rat (A00) · 1-0
M Michna vs M Makropoulou, 2008
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

Reversed Philidor vs French Def (C00) 0-1 Greco's Mate
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1911 
(C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

Reversed Philidor vs French Def (C00) 1-0Black keeps N pair
I Bilek vs W Golz, 1960
(C00) French Defense, 65 moves, 1-0

French Def vs Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 0-1 Closed Cntr
D Pass vs A Scheffner, 1999
(B40) Sicilian, 39 moves, 0-1

French vs KIA/Reversed Philidor (C00) 1-0 Heavy pieces action
Capablanca vs J Grommer, 1913 
(C00) French Defense, 44 moves, 1-0

FrenchNc6 vs Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 0-1 Dbl B Sac
J Horvath vs S Polgar, 1981 
(C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

FrenchNc6 vs Rev Phili Backward b-pawn bites Caruana's buttocks
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2012 
(C00) French Defense, 66 moves, 1-0

French Bg7 vs Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 0-1 B&N vs R EG
C Cave vs J M Santa Torres, 2004 
(B40) Sicilian, 104 moves, 0-1

French Bg7 vs Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 0-1 Space advan
Onkemetse Francis vs P De Leon, 2014
(C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

Zukertort vs Dutch (A04) 1-0 Too many Black pawn moves
Krasenkow vs S Kindermann, 2001 
(A04) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Zukertort /d6 Dutch or Dbl K-Pawn 3 Knights? (A04) 1-0Discovery
Carlsen vs Dolmatov, 2004 
(A04) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: The Potato (A06) 1-0 Discovered check bites
E Karahaliou vs E Georgopoulou, 1997 
(A06) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Def. (A53) 0-1Notes by Dr. Tarrasch; like witchcraft
Marshall vs Lasker, 1914  
(A53) Old Indian, 36 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Def. (A53) 0-1 Control the file, rob the pin
Marshall vs Chigorin, 1906 
(A53) Old Indian, 30 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Defense (A53) 1-0 Promotion checkmate is coming!
W Schmidt vs Z Djukic, 1983 
(A53) Old Indian, 34 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Def. (A53) 0-1Down the exchange, N on 6th delivers!
V Osnos vs M Shofman, 1970 
(A53) Old Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Def Ukrainian (A54) 0-1Exchange sac for connected Ps
Aganalian vs Petrosian, 1945 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 34 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Defense: Two Knights (A54) 1-0 N forks take Q
C Van Tilbury vs D K Johansen, 2002 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Defense: Normal (A55) 1/2-1/2 Solid; minors dance
So vs D Andreikin, 2010 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2

Alekhine Def. Maroczy Var/Reversed Philidor (B02) 0-1 Battery
F Fischer vs Gruenfeld, 1923 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 51 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Maroczy Var. f4 vs f6 (B02) 1-0 French-like
L Day vs L Williams, 1979 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Maroczy Var (B02) 0-1 Penetrate weak squares
L Day vs G Antunac, 1981 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

Pirc Def. Classical. Quiet System (B08) 1-0 P lever restricts
Kasparov vs A Sendur, 1976 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 22 moves, 1-0

Take My Rooks by Minev and Seirawan
Stein vs I Birbrager, 1966 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0

Play The Caro-Kann: Varnusz
Ljubojevic vs D Ciric, 1975
(B10) Caro-Kann, 49 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation (B10) · 1-0
Gufeld vs Smyslov, 1975 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 1-0

C-K Def: Breyer Variation (B10) 1-0 Dual Queen Sacrifices
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1 Black chews up White
M de Jong vs P Prohaszka, 2011
(B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1 B sac busts P shield
S Voitsekhovsky vs I Khairullin, 2013 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 16 moves, 0-1

Nakamura punished for 2.Qh5?!
Nakamura vs A Volokitin, 2005 
(B20) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def (B20) 0-1 Be2 Big Clamp disappears quickly
W Arencibia Rodriguez vs V Akopian, 1993 
(B20) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Bowlder Attk (B20) 0-1 What occurs after an exchange?
H Bailey vs Keene, 1962 
(B20) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1

Sicilian McDonnel Attk (B21)0-1 31.... a5! and Black is winning
Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1952 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 46 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack (B21) 1-0
P Mutesi vs A Miladi, 2016 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 40 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Grand Prix Attk f4-Nf3-Be2 (B23) 1-0 Closed breakthru
L Day vs J Yoos, 1996 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 55 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Grand Prix Attack 5.Be2>Bb3 (B23) 1-0 Crossfire w/Qh4
N Minev vs Z Doda, 1963
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Grand Prix Attk 6.Be2 (B23) 1-0 Pile on & switch pins
L Day vs P K Wells, 2006 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0

A sound anti-sicilian that uses G4 to start an attack.
R Nezhmetdinov vs Shamkovich, 1954 
(B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: French Advance (B40) 1/2-1/2
Glek vs J Votava, 2000
(B40) Sicilian, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian, French Variation (B40) 1-0 He gave her away
L Bruzon Batista vs Krasenkow, 2005 
(B40) Sicilian, 64 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 Simul giveaway
Kasparov vs J Firor, 1995 
(B50) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

Panov vs Botvinnik, 1940 
(C00) French Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

French Def vs KIA/Reversed Philidor(C00) 0-1Black crossfires f2
A Orlov vs Y Kruppa, 2000
(C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

French, Two Knights Var (C00) 0-1 Swap Q's, gain space
T M Mok vs Korchnoi, 2004 
(C00) French Defense, 59 moves, 0-1

French Def. 4...b6 vs. KIA (C00) 0-1Structure crumbles; K walk
A Skripchenko vs A Maric, 2000
(C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

French Exchange (C01) 0-1More exchanges, gain space, penetrate
Y Ramsingh vs Short, 1983 
(C01) French, Exchange, 35 moves, 0-1

1.e4 e5 2.Be2?! Bc5 (C20) 1-0 Notes by JHB
Blackburne vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 64 moves, 1-0

1.e4 e5 2.Be2?! (C20) 0-1 It was not the fault of the opening.
Maroczy vs Charousek, 1895 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

K Pawn: Macleod Attack (C20) 0-1 BxNf3 gxB allows Qh3
de Rives vs Staunton, 1853 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1

Macleod Attack (C20) 0-1 Be2 isn't so good in open games.
F Blaszczyk vs E Chaussard, 2000
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1

K Pawn Leonardis Var (C20) 1/2-1/2Instructive manuevers to R EG
J Ingvason vs J Hardarson, 2012 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Variation (C29) 0-1 Avoid the N fork
Dahne vs O Cordel, 1887 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 41 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit, Pseudo 4 Knights (C40) 1-0 Smothered Mate Mini
Kranzle vs Krause, 1939 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Clam Gambit (C40) · 1-0
G Tringov vs M Trajkovski, 1993 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

Russian Game d3 (C42) 0-1Concentrate power & get the Q in close
O Hagberg vs Carlsen, 2001 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: General (C42) · 1-0
L Vajda vs Z Ilincic, 2006
(C42) Petrov Defense, 49 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: General (C42) · 1-0
L Vajda vs A Sendur, 2006
(C42) Petrov Defense, 54 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: General (C42) · 1-0
L Vajda vs W Paschall, 2007
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Tayler Opening 3.Be2 (C44) 0-1 Similar finish to Old Kentucky
I Abraham vs G Janny, 1923 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

Brazen: A classic Q sac, then a N sac followed by a pawn mate
N Kosolapov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1936 
(C46) Three Knights, 24 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit (C53)1-0 2 Rook lifts w/N
Jobava vs Karjakin, 2013 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def. Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) 1-0 Ng7?! fails
B Carlier vs R Burton, 1987 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Castle oppos, hit 6th
Baklan vs V Spasov, 2008 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine, 1927 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Alekhine vs E Gonzalez Rojo, 1932
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Maroczy vs Alekhine, 1924 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

G A Thomas vs Alekhine, 1925 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 53 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Double K Pawn e4-e5 (A07) 1-0 N robs the pin of g-file
L Buggiani vs J Brunelle, 2001 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 1-0

KIA Nbd2, otherwise 4 Knts Glek (A07) 1-0
Keene vs Ray Byrne, 1964 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

White Lion/K's Knight Opening: Normal (C44) 1-0
Nimzowitsch vs A Speijer, 1910 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation (C44) · 1-0
A Florean vs T Palmer, 2004
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation (C44) · 1-0
S Schmidt-Schaeffer vs A Matras-Clement, 2001
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation (C44) · 1-0
P Hopman vs J Roebers, 2001
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation (C44) · 1-0
P Stoma vs J Owczarzak, 2001
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0

King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation (C44) · 1-0
G Tringov vs D Kacakovski, 1998
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation (C44) · 1-0
T Gelashvili vs G Passakos, 1997
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation (C44) · 1-0
A Sousa vs H Abbasifar, 1994
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0

King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation (C44) · 1-0
G Tringov vs N Ninov, 1991
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 1-0

King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation (C44) · 1-0
G Tringov vs R Ziatdinov, 1991
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation (C44) · 1-0
S Schmidt-Schaeffer vs Geller, 1990
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation (C44) · 1-0
Barcza vs A Tsvetkov, 1951
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation (C44) · 1-0
Capablanca vs J Berasain, 1911 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0

K Pawn Game: Tayler Opening (C44) 1-0 White N squeezes out edge
Jobava vs Kamsky, 2014 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening (C44) · 1-0
H A Hussein Al-Ali vs A H Abdulgalil Saleh, 2007
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 69 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening (C44) · 1-0
T Vandenbussche vs J Tin, 2014
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening (C44) · 1-0
I Argandona Riveiro vs A Aleksandrov, 2014 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
Tartakower vs I Koenig, 1922 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
S Schmidt-Schaeffer vs F Andersson, 2001
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
Werner Weiss vs T Walter, 2000
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
Kharlov vs The King, 1992 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
G Swathi vs Kieu Thien Kim Le, 2008
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
Lunev vs S Rajcevic, 2008
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
J Lind vs E Osuna Vega, 2012
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
D Kadric vs R Zelcic, 2012
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
T Weinberger vs S Yarmak, 1959
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
E Moser vs K Newrkla, 2013
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
N Mamedov vs A Pourkashiyan, 2013
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
Jobava vs B Bok, 2014 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
Jobava vs Svidler, 2014 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
J O Fries-Nielsen vs I Agrest, 2014
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
A Dimitrijevic vs V Malaniuk, 2014
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) · 1-0
Jobava vs Dominguez Perez, 2015 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 66 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: General 2.d3 d6 (B20) 0-1 Snipping Ps
D Tunks vs J McDonnell, 2009
(B20) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1

L Perecz vs J Brian Tomson, 1967 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 72 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1 Smothered Qmate
M Metzger vs C Brandon, 1989 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 6 moves, 0-1

Reversed Philidor vs French Def (C00) 0-1 Qside action
J Hall vs V Akopian, 2005 
(C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 1-0 Slasher
R Schmaltz vs M Feygin, 2001 
(C00) French Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10) 1-0 target backward f7-pawn
J Grefe vs Denker, 1979 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 22 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: 4.d3 d5 (C46) 0-1too many P moves, no castle
D Ehrlich vs C M Burton, 1941 
(C46) Three Knights, 22 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation (B10) 1-0 K walk
Ljubojevic vs Huebner, 1982
(B10) Caro-Kann, 46 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense tranposes to French Advance (B20) 0-1 26...?
McShane vs I Efimov, 2009 
(B20) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: General f4, Be2 (B20) 1-0 Kside sac attack!
S Williams vs D Guthrie, 2017 
(B20) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

French Def (C00) 1-0 Open f-file tactics
M Antipov vs S Ivanov, 2017 
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Butler vs G W Baynes, 1891 
(C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) 1-0 Shootout!
Pachman vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1954 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Karjakin vs Wei Yi, 2019 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 8 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: 3.d3 Reversed Philidor (C42) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Keres vs D Allan, 1975 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish; 36.?
N Lopes vs U O'Boyle, 2008 
(B30) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack (A06) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Svidler vs Dubov, 2020 
(A06) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 Central passer
Csom vs Ribli, 1969 
(B27) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

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