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Philidor Defense: Steinitz Variation

ECO C41 · 1,453 games · Black to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. c3
48% White4% Draw48% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
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.

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. Bc4Philidor Defense 3... Be7Philidor Defense: Steinitz Variation 4. c3

Other lines in this family

Philidor DefenseC41…9,027Philidor DefenseC41…31,369Lopez CountergambitC41… 3... f5792Philidor 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

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.