C41 · Open · a defense for Black

Philidor Defense: Bird Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3d63.d4exd44.c3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Philidor Defense: Bird Gambit461k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
60%276k41%
15%69k49%
7.4%34k46%
4.7%22k40%
4.4%21k42%
2.4%11k39%
2.1%9.5k48%
1%4.7k42%
0.8%3.8k36%
0.6%2.7k39%
Famous games in this line4 master games
Jukic, Zdenko (2328) – Sedlak, Nikola (2508)20050–1Ivanussa, Bogomir (2223) – Sebenik, Matej (2437)20040–1Cetkovic, Miodrag (2252) – Micic, Nenad (2247)20081–0Gelman, Charles L (2205) – Schiller, Eric (2270)1996½–½
Heroes of this opening Sedlak, Nikola · Sebenik, Matej · Cetkovic, Miodrag
Family
Philidor Defense
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C41
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3
GambitSolidClassical
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