Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Lion Defense: Anti-Philidor, Lion's Cave, Lion Claw Gambit
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1.e4d62.d4Nf63.Nc3Nbd74.f4e55.Nf3exd46.Qxd4c67.Bc4d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Lion Defense: Anti-Philidor, Lion's Cave, Lion Claw Gambit3.1k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
94%2.9k42%
4.6%14543%
0.8%2427%
0.6%1833%
0%10%
0%1100%
0%10%
Famous games in this line14 master games
Neiksans, Arturs (2503) – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2703)Shetty, Rahul (2356) – Belkhodja, Slim (2506)Rahman, Zillur (2320) – Murshed, Niaz (2520)Loskutov, Oleg (2395) – Yanvarjov, Igor (2420)Zilka, Stepan (2345) – Nemeth, Miklos (2401)Meszaros, Andras (2395) – Sutorikhin, Vladimir (2335)Svoboda, Vaclav1 (2277) – Spacek, Petr (2423)Neuschmied, Siegfried (2327) – Dovzik, Juri (2341)Heroes of this opening Neiksans, Arturs · Shetty, Rahul · Murshed, Niaz · Yanvarjov, Igor
- Family
- Lion Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B07
- Line
- 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. Bc4 d5
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