Openings/Philidor Defense
Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation C41
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7
730 tournament games from this position · White wins 51%, draws 21%, Black wins 28%
Moves
730 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bc4 | 427 | 59% 18% 23% | 2117 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 204 | 45% 22% 33% | 2168 | 2026 |
| dxe5 | 41 | 27% 27% 46% | 2034 | 2026 |
| c3 | 28 | 39% 29% 32% | 2119 | 2026 |
| c4 | 17 | 47% 24% 29% | 2105 | 2025 |
| Be3 | 6 | 33% 33% 33% | 1898 | 2023 |
| Be2 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1924 | 2020 |
| d5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1974 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 1 | 100% | 2221 | 2022 |
| Bg5 | 1 | 100% | 1773 | 2023 |
Top games
| Svane, Frederik2668–Wei Yi2753 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Inarkiev, E2661–Radjabov, T2747 | ½-½ | Crocus City Stars Blitz | 2022 |
| Areshchenko, A2710–Makarov, M2516 | 1-0 | Chigorin Memorial | 2012 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2718–Cossin, S2509 | 1-0 | French Top 12 2013 | 2013 |
| Nihal, Sarin2610–Benidze, D2469 | 1-0 | TCh-TUR Super League 2019 | 2019 |
| Amin, B2649–Zhu Chen2423 | 1-0 | 3rd Annual Kuwait Rapid | 2025 |
| Kosakowski, Jakub2479–Vescovi, G2584 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Jakubiec, A2518–Malaniuk, V2523 | 1-0 | XXIII Krakow Open | 2013 |
| Sipila, V2481–Ivanisevic, I2544 | 0-1 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | 2026 |
| Deac, Bogdan-Daniel2385–Miroshnichenko, E2609 | 0-1 | TCh-ROU 2014 | 2014 |
Philidor Defense variations
Philidor DefenseC41Philidor DefenseC41Philidor DefenseC41Philidor CountergambitC41Lopez CountergambitC41Nimzowitsch VariationC41Philidor GambitC41Philidor DefenseC41Exchange VariationC41Philidor Countergambit, Zukertort VariationC41Bird GambitC41Nimzowitsch Variation, Klein VariationC41Nimzowitsch, Locock VariationC41Steinitz VariationC41Morphy GambitC41Nimzowitsch VariationC41Exchange VariationC41Hanham Variation, Sharp VariationC41Albin-Blackburne GambitC41Larsen VariationC41Lion VariationC41Boden VariationC41Exchange VariationC41Hanham Variation, Delmar VariationC41