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Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation

ECO C41 · 17,610 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4
52% White5% Draw43% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nxd412,84873.0%Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation C41
Qxd42,31913.2%
Bc41,4498.2%Philidor Defense: Morphy Gambit C41
c37434.2%Philidor Defense: Bird Gambit C41
Ng51450.8%

A further 106 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3Philidor Defense 2... d6Philidor Defense 3. d4Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation 3... exd4

Other lines in this family

Exchange VariationC41… 4. Nxd412,830Exchange VariationC41… 4. Nxd4 Nf64,872Morphy GambitC41… 4. Bc41,554Bird GambitC41… 4. c3826Larsen VariationC41… 4. Nxd4 g6436Philidor DefenseC41…28,063Lion VariationC41… 3... Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd72,604Hanham VariationC41… 3... Nd72,568Nimzowitsch VariationC41… 3... Nf6638Philidor CountergambitC41… 3... f5469

All 20 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.