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Philidor Defense: Lopez Countergambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3d63.Bc4f5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Philidor Defense: Lopez Countergambit615k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
38%234k53%
35%212k51%
9.8%60k54%
9.7%60k54%
2.7%17k53%
2.5%15k50%
1%6.1k48%
0.5%2.9k52%
0.3%2.1k37%
0.3%2.1k46%
Famous games in this line4 master games
Gonzales, Renieo (2290) – Elissalt Cardenas, Hector (2380)19951–0Hommeles, Theo (2275) – Zagema, Wieb (2395)19951–0Colas Longares, Rafael P (2315) – Gavin Roche, Enrique (2240)19981–0Civin, Tomas (2235) – Turner, Jan (2295)19971–0
Heroes of this opening Gonzales, Renieo · Hommeles, Theo · Colas Longares, Rafael P · Civin, Tomas
Family
Philidor Defense
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C41
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 f5
GambitSolidClassical
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