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Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Rellstab Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3d63.d4Nf64.dxe5Nxe45.Qd5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Rellstab Variation15k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
71%11k49%
17%2.6k35%
5.2%78237%
2.8%42333%
2.5%36611%
0.4%5516%
0.3%425%
0.2%3412%
0.2%2728%
0.1%1421%
Famous games in this line190 master games
Solodovnichenko, Yuri (2582) – Predojevic, Borki (2628)2007½–½Quesada Perez, Yu (2642) – Sambuev, B. (2562)20141–0Byrne, Robert Eugene (2540) – Petrosian, Tigran V (2635)1976½–½Chandler, Murray G (2605) – Gulko, Boris F (2565)19911–0Hracek, Zbynek (2602) – Nevednichy, Vladislav (2563)2001½–½Tiviakov, Sergei (2635) – Barbero, Gerardo F (2520)19931–0Qin, Zi Yi (2459) – Sambuev, Bator (2689)20130–1Rublevsky, Sergei (2610) – Abramovic, Bosko (2490)19961–0
Heroes of this opening Quesada Perez, Yu · Chandler, Murray G · Tiviakov, Sergei · Sambuev, Bator
Family
Philidor Defense
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C41
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Qd5
SolidClassical
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