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Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3d63.d4Nf6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation510k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation72%366k59%
16%80k58%
Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Klein Variation4.3%22k59%
2.8%14k55%
2.7%14k55%
1.3%6.9k45%
0.5%2.7k57%
0.2%1.0k54%
0.2%77653%
Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch, Locock Variation0.1%67053%
Famous games in this line1.1k master games
Amin, B. (2654) – Jobava, Ba (2705)2013½–½Stein, Leonid (2605) – Petrosian, Tigran V (2640)1971½–½Van Foreest, Jorden (2615) – Sokolov, Ivan (2623)20161–0Howell, D. (2644) – Maghsoodloo, Parham (2584)20161–0Solodovnichenko, Yuri (2582) – Predojevic, Borki (2628)2007½–½Sermek, Drazen (2550) – Movsesian, Sergei (2659)1999½–½Quesada Perez, Yu (2642) – Sambuev, B. (2562)20141–0Rozentalis, Eduardas (2645) – Kosten, Anthony C (2530)19971–0
Heroes of this opening Van Foreest, Jorden · Howell, D. · Quesada Perez, Yu · Rozentalis, Eduardas
Family
Philidor Defense
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C41
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6
SolidClassical
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