Philidor Defense
ECO: C41Open Games1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
How it's played
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About the Philidor Defense
The Philidor Defense is catalogued under ECO code C41, in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Philidor Defense has 44 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Where the line goes next
- Philidor DefenseC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4
- Philidor DefenseC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4
- Philidor DefenseC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Be7
- Philidor Defense: Exchange VariationC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
- Philidor Defense: Hanham VariationC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7
- Philidor Defense: Lopez CountergambitC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5
- Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch VariationC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- Philidor Defense: Philidor CountergambitC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5
Other lines of the Philidor Defense
- Philidor Defense: Philidor GambitC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bd7
- Philidor Defense: Bird GambitC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3
- Philidor Defense: Exchange VariationC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4
- Philidor Defense: Morphy GambitC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4
- Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch VariationC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.dxe5
- Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Klein VariationC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bc4
- Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch, Locock VariationC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Ng5
- Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit, Zukertort VariationC41 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3