The Black Lion - An Aggressive Version of the Philidor Defense - Williams "US Made" but sound alternative to mainstream

but sound alternative to mainstream opening theory

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The Black Lion - An Aggressive Version of the Philidor Defense - Williams "US Made" but sound alternative to mainstreamLooking for an interesting, exciting, aggressive and flexible opening to play against 1 e4!? Then the Black Lion is just the opening for you! The Lion gets ready to roar after 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. 0 0 c6 and now Black wants to attack with an early g5. This opening , first brought into the limelight by Dutch amateur players Jerry van Rekom and Leo Jansen, now gets the Grandmaster treatment. Grandmaster Simon WIlliams