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King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense

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1.e4e52.Nf3f6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense899k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
37%334k63%
25%224k63%
19%167k72%
9.2%83k61%
3.2%29k60%
2.1%19k67%
1.2%11k56%
0.9%7.7k58%
0.7%6.0k58%
0.5%4.8k60%
Famous games in this line5 master games
Sánchez Huerga, Aser (2375) – Millstone, Michael (2412)20161–0Demchenko, Anton (2465) – Pravdiuk, Vladimir P (2285)20071–0Mihalko, Jozsef (2325) – Kadas, Gabor (2285)19941–0Petrosian, Davit Gevorgi (2363) – Abedi, Ali (2221)20051–0Nordal, Sven (2221) – Gräber, Ivo (2217)20201–0
Heroes of this opening Sánchez Huerga, Aser · Demchenko, Anton · Mihalko, Jozsef · Petrosian, Davit Gevorgi
Family
King's Pawn Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C40
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6
Classical
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