Philidor Defense: Lopez Countergambit
ECO C41 · 792 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| d3 | 335 | 42.3% | | |
| exf5 | 230 | 29.0% | | |
| d4 | 88 | 11.1% | | |
| Nc3 | 49 | 6.2% | | |
| Bxg8 | 18 | 2.3% | | |
| O-O | 13 | 1.6% | | |
A further 59 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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Philidor DefenseC41…31,369Philidor DefenseC41… 3... Be79,027Steinitz VariationC41… 3... Be7 4. c31,453Philidor DefenseC41…71,496Philidor DefenseC41… 3. d428,063Exchange VariationC41… 3. d4 exd417,610Exchange VariationC41… 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd412,830Exchange VariationC41… 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf64,872Lion VariationC41… 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd72,604Hanham VariationC41… 3. d4 Nd72,568
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.