Openings/Philidor Defense
Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation C41
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4
2,460 tournament games from this position · White wins 45%, draws 26%, Black wins 29%
Moves
2,460 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 2,199 | 43% 27% 31% | 2227 | 2026 |
| g6 | 149 | 53% 23% 23% | 2133 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 43 | 70% 16% | 1934 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 26 | 62% 19% 19% | 2112 | 2025 |
| Bd7 | 14 | 93% | 1874 | 2024 |
| a6 | 7 | 71% 14% 14% | 1903 | 2025 |
| c5 | 6 | 67% 33% | 1955 | 2018 |
| h6 | 6 | 100% | 1994 | 2024 |
| d5 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2153 | 2022 |
| Nd7 | 3 | 100% | 1988 | 2020 |
| Ne7 | 1 | 100% | 2411 | 2024 |
| c6 | 1 | 100% | 2213 | 2014 |
| Be6 | 1 | 100% | 2027 | 2014 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2837–Mamedyarov, S2726 | 0-1 | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Giri, A2768–Rapport, R2745 | ½-½ | Superbet Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Giri, A2768–Rapport, R2745 | ½-½ | Superbet Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2779–Mamedyarov, S2726 | 0-1 | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2747–Rapport, R2752 | ½-½ | Armageddon Euro&Africa W | 2023 |
| Ivanchuk, V2769–Mamedyarov, S2726 | 0-1 | World Rapid Final | 2012 |
| Grischuk, A2763–Mamedyarov, S2726 | 1-0 | World Rapid Final | 2012 |
| Svidler, P2749–Mamedyarov, S2726 | ½-½ | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2688–Mamedyarov, S2782 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Shevchenko, Kirill2677–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2766 | ½-½ | Superbet POL Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
Philidor Defense variations
Philidor DefenseC41Philidor DefenseC41Philidor DefenseC41Philidor CountergambitC41Hanham VariationC41Lopez CountergambitC41Nimzowitsch VariationC41Philidor GambitC41Philidor DefenseC41Exchange VariationC41Philidor Countergambit, Zukertort VariationC41Bird GambitC41Nimzowitsch Variation, Klein VariationC41Nimzowitsch, Locock VariationC41Steinitz VariationC41Morphy GambitC41Nimzowitsch VariationC41Hanham Variation, Sharp VariationC41Albin-Blackburne GambitC41Larsen VariationC41Lion VariationC41Boden VariationC41Exchange VariationC41Hanham Variation, Delmar VariationC41