C41 · Open · a defense for Black

Philidor Defense: Morphy Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3d63.d4exd44.Bc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Philidor Defense: Morphy Gambit1.0M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
29%288k48%
17%170k41%
14%137k47%
13%130k41%
8.8%89k44%
7.4%75k43%
6.8%69k43%
1%9.9k39%
0.8%7.6k41%
0.6%6.3k42%
Famous games in this line19 master games
Fauland, Alexander (2475) – Chernin, Alexander (2605)1991½–½Zaitsev, Igor A (2445) – Kuzmin, Gennadi P (2530)19920–1Nesterets, Anatoliy (2408) – Sitnikov, Anton (2480)20101–0Glek, Igor V (2405) – Dreev, Alexey (2395)19850–1Mitusov, Semen (2484) – Karamsetty, J. (2280)2023½–½Blimke, Dalia (2220) – Gdanski, Jacek (2540)20050–1Djuric, Stefan (2460) – Taddei, Benoit (2297)20080–1Darmin, Dmitry (2364) – Glidzhain, Gor (2354)2010½–½
Heroes of this opening Kuzmin, Gennadi P · Nesterets, Anatoliy · Dreev, Alexey · Gdanski, Jacek
Family
Philidor Defense
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C41
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4
GambitSolidClassical
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