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Philidor Defense

ECO C41 · 71,496 games

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6

Out of 71,496 games from this position: White wins 51%, draws 5%, Black wins 44%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Bc429,31541.0%
d426,92837.7%
Nc35,6147.9%
h33,5855.0%
c33,2614.6%
Bb5+7811.1%
d37081.0%
Be25370.8%
c42030.3%
g31820.3%
b31460.2%
a3680.1%

A further 168 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.