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Philidor Defense: Steinitz Variation

ECO C41 · 1,453 games

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. c3

Out of 1,453 games from this position: White wins 48%, draws 4%, Black wins 48%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nf61,23885.2%
c6402.8%
Bg4292.0%
c5271.9%
h6231.6%
Nc6221.5%
Bf6110.8%

A further 63 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.