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Philidor Defense: Lion Variation

ECO C41 · 2,604 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7
45% White6% Draw49% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
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.

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: Nimzowitsch Variation 3... Nf6Philidor Defense: Lion Variation 4... Nbd7

Other lines in this family

Nimzowitsch VariationC41…638Nimzowitsch VariationC41… 4. dxe5438Nimzowitsch Variation, Klein VariationC41… 4. Bc4329Philidor DefenseC41…28,063Exchange VariationC41… 3... exd417,610Exchange VariationC41… 3... exd4 4. Nxd412,830Exchange VariationC41… 3... exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf64,872Hanham VariationC41… 3... Nd72,568Morphy GambitC41… 3... exd4 4. Bc41,554Bird GambitC41… 3... exd4 4. c3826

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.