C41 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Sozin Variation

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1.e4d62.d4Nf63.Nc3e54.Nf3Nbd75.Bc4Be76.O-OO-O7.Qe2c68.a4exd4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Sozin Variation357 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
100%35751%
Famous games in this line158 master games
Bartel, Mat (2611) – Piorun, K. (2608)20211–0Kudrin, Sergey (2551) – Eljanov, Pavel (2663)2005½–½Savchenko, Boris (2638) – Yudin, Sergei (2573)20101–0Sankalp, Gupta (2534) – Bologan, V. (2598)20240–1Timofeev, Artyom (2575) – Belozerov, Andrei (2549)20041–0Todorovic, Goran M (2499) – Delchev, Aleksander (2622)20120–1Nguyen, Thai Dai Van (2632) – Baidetskyi, Valentin (2488)2023½–½Nesterov, Arseniy (2479) – Motylev, A.. (2639)20210–1
Heroes of this opening Bartel, Mat · Savchenko, Boris · Bologan, V. · Timofeev, Artyom
Family
Philidor Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C41
Line
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qe2 c6 8. a4 exd4
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