Philidor Defense: Larsen Variation

ECO: C41Open Games1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 g6

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How it's played

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About the Philidor Defense: Larsen Variation

The Philidor Defense: Larsen Variation is a line of the Philidor Defense, 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 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 g6, 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.

Other lines of the Philidor Defense