C41 · Open · a defense for Black

Philidor Defense: Albin-Blackburne Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3d63.d4Bg44.dxe5Nd7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Philidor Defense: Albin-Blackburne Gambit72k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
87%62k47%
4.1%2.9k52%
2.4%1.7k54%
2.2%1.6k52%
2.2%1.5k48%
1%71653%
0.6%46046%
0.4%30448%
0.4%25548%
0.1%5362%
Famous games in this line33 master games
Apicella, Manuel (2465) – Vaisser, Anatoli (2575)1994½–½Mareco, Sandro (2591) – Tristan, Leonardo (2444)20111–0Kosintseva, Tatiana (2441) – Yurtaev, Leonid (2552)20020–1Dragnev, Valentin (2579) – Goroshkov, Maksym (2329)2023½–½Brynell, Stellan (2430) – Johansson, Jan (2465)19901–0Raja, Rithvik R (2500) – Sattarov, B. (2353)2023½–½Fontaine, Robert (2365) – Fressinet, Laurent (2450)1998½–½Wegerle, Joerg (2343) – Tripolsky, Eugene (2434)20041–0
Heroes of this opening Mareco, Sandro · Yurtaev, Leonid · Brynell, Stellan · Wegerle, Joerg
Family
Philidor Defense
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C41
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. dxe5 Nd7
GambitSolidClassical
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