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Philidor Defense: Lion Variation

ECO C41 · 2,604 games

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7

Out of 2,604 games from this position: White wins 45%, draws 6%, Black wins 49%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Bc483432.0%
dxe577829.9%
d51776.8%
Bg51154.4%
Rg1883.4%
Be3813.1%
h3793.0%
Be2552.1%
g4512.0%
Bd3471.8%
a4170.7%
g3130.5%

A further 269 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.