C23 · Open · a plan for White

Bishop's Opening: Philidor Variation

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1.e4e52.Bc4Bc53.c3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bishop's Opening: Philidor Variation305k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
31%94k49%
25%76k46%
17%53k49%
7.1%22k47%
4.5%14k53%
3.4%10k51%
3.1%9.4k44%
2.8%8.6k45%
1.2%3.7k46%
1.2%3.7k49%
Famous games in this line5 master games
Vorobiov, Evgeny E (2516) – Sepman, Yulius (2370)2001½–½Tokovic, Svetozar (2278) – Arbutina, Sinisa (2316)2007½–½Petukhov, Viktor Stepanovich (2232) – Markovich, Mikhail Zinovievich (2323)2012½–½Remizov, Juri (2275) – Jaracz, Barbara (2245)1998½–½Jamrich, Gyorgy (2230) – Kiss, Gergely (2255)19951–0
Family
Bishop's Opening
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C23
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3
Classical
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