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Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit, del Rio Attack

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1.e4e52.Nf3d63.d4f54.dxe5fxe45.Ng5d56.e6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit, del Rio Attack20k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
57%11k50%
17%3.3k56%
6.7%1.3k42%
6.4%1.2k18%
4.2%82140%
2.6%50243%
2.6%50026%
0.8%15345%
0.7%12749%
0.5%9935%
Famous games in this line7 master games
Sax, Gyula (2600) – Kosten, Anthony C (2510)19901–0Wells, Peter K (2545) – Henris, Luc (2310)19951–0Mortensen, Erling (2423) – Hvenekilde, Jorgen (2267)20011–0Baron Rodriguez, Jesus (2422) – Gavin Roche, Enrique (2261)20071–0Reznicek, Tomas (2278) – Kantorik, Marian (2342)20060–1Sion Castro, Marcelino (2394) – Gavin Roche, Enrique (2212)20021–0Lopez Agustench, Eduard (2350) – Toledano Luna, Pedro (2235)1997½–½
Heroes of this opening Sax, Gyula · Wells, Peter K · Mortensen, Erling · Baron Rodriguez, Jesus
Family
Philidor Defense
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C41
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 f5 4. dxe5 fxe4 5. Ng5 d5 6. e6
GambitSolidAggressiveClassical
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