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Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Bishop Sacrifice

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1.e4e52.Nf3d63.d4Nf64.Nc3Nbd75.Bc4Be76.Bxf7+
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Bishop Sacrifice24k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
100%24k53%
0.5%11924%
Famous games in this line27 master games
Baules, Jorge (2349) – Narciso Dublan, Marc (2536)20100–1Noble, Mark (2425) – Bucek, Jiri (2444)20110–1Gvetadze, Sopio (2334) – Zhu, Chen (2491)20121–0Praveen Kumar, Chandrasekar (2343) – Czebe, Attila (2477)20120–1Jimenez Villena, Francisco Jose (2270) – Hernandez, Gilberto (2530)20040–1Vescovi, Giovanni P (2340) – Hsu, Li Yang (2455)19920–1Trefilov, A. (2220) – Yudin, S. (2545)20140–1Sermier, Guillaume (2386) – Mensch, Etienne (2353)20020–1
Heroes of this opening Narciso Dublan, Marc · Bucek, Jiri · Gvetadze, Sopio · Czebe, Attila
Family
Philidor Defense
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C41
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. Bxf7+
SolidClassical
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