C41 · Open · a defense for Black
Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Lion's Claw, with Bc4 and h6
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1.e4e52.Nf3d63.d4Nf64.Nc3Nbd75.Bc4Be76.O-Oh6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Lion's Claw, with Bc4 and h646k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
28%13k49%
22%10k52%
18%8.3k50%
11%4.8k52%
6%2.8k56%
5.5%2.5k54%
1.8%84044%
1.6%75751%
1.4%63755%
1.4%63148%
Famous games in this line100 master games
Bortnyk, Olexandr (2604) – Indjic, A. (2620)Dudyev, Vladimir (2560) – Vandermeulen, Boni (2565)Turkov, Vladimir Sergeevich (2521) – Vandermeulen, Boni (2586)Goganov, A. (2527) – Petrosian, TL. (2549)Telepnev, Igor Viktorovich (2474) – Vandermeulen, Boni (2568)Isaev, Anatoly Nikolaevich (2444) – Vandermeulen, Boni (2586)Ponomariov, Ruslan (2565) – Komliakov, Viktor (2460)Petraitis, Gintautas (2513) – Pospísil, Ludvík (2506)Heroes of this opening Bortnyk, Olexandr · Dudyev, Vladimir · Turkov, Vladimir Sergeevich · Telepnev, Igor Viktorovich
- 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. O-O h6
SolidClassical
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