C41 · Open · a defense for Black

Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Klein Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3d63.d4Nf64.Bc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Klein Variation280k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
52%145k47%
12%33k40%
11%31k37%
9.1%26k43%
Italian Game: Scotch Invitation Declined5.7%16k41%
3.2%9.1k44%
2.5%7.0k41%
2.3%6.5k31%
0.7%2.0k41%
0.6%1.8k36%
Famous games in this line14 master games
Sveshnikov, Evgeny (2510) – Tseshkovsky, Vitaly (2550)1976½–½Hansen, Lars Bo (2545) – Pedersen, Steffen (2420)19941–0Grinberg, Ricardo (2460) – Rubinetti, Jorge Alberto (2440)1975½–½Sedlak, Nikola (2575) – Schaefer, Michael (2228)20071–0Naimanye, Andrew (2370) – Summerscale, Aaron (2345)19930–1Guliev, Logman (2315) – Pedersen, Steffen (2385)19931–0Glavina Rossi, Pablo (2320) – Garcia Fernandez, Carlos (2350)1996½–½Meszaros, Andras (2345) – Sass, Viktor (2305)19931–0
Heroes of this opening Hansen, Lars Bo · Sedlak, Nikola · Summerscale, Aaron · Guliev, Logman
Family
Philidor Defense
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C41
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bc4
SolidClassical
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