ChessEndings
JourneyTheoryTrainingChallengesMy gamesLeaderboard
Log inSign up
ChessEndings
Journey
TheoryStrategy
TrainingChallenges
My games
Leaderboard
Log inSign up

© 2026 ChessEndings

Download on theApp StoreGET IT ONGoogle Play
AboutContactPrivacyTerms
Theory/Philidor's Defense on the Fifth

Philidor's Defense on the Fifth

Your king stands in front of the pawn, and his rook on a7 keeps your king on the back rank. Put your rook on your third rank, the sixth rank here, so his king cannot step onto it. When the pawn moves onto that rank, send your rook to the far end of the board and check from behind, at once and on every move.

Play a time trial