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King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense

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1.e4d62.d4e5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense3.4M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
57%1.9M53%
Philidor Defense15%524k57%
13%453k49%
5.8%198k56%
3.1%105k57%
3%104k58%
1.1%39k56%
0.4%15k54%
0.4%13k53%
0.3%11k50%
Famous games in this line607 master games
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2772) – Mamedov, Rauf (2660)20111–0Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2750) – Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo (2644)20250–1Moiseenko, A1. (2707) – Mamedov, Rau (2659)20141–0Naiditsch, A. (2705) – Mamedov, Rau (2659)20140–1Riazantsev, A. (2671) – Mamedov, Rau (2688)20161–0Dreev, Alexey (2677) – Georgiev, Kiril (2654)20021–0Dreev, Alexey (2679) – Mamedov, Rauf (2641)2013½–½Volokitin, And (2638) – Mamedov, Rau (2659)20141–0
Heroes of this opening Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar · Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo · Moiseenko, A1. · Mamedov, Rau
Family
King's Pawn Game
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B07
Line
1. e4 d6 2. d4 e5
Classical
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