Openings/Philidor Defense
Philidor Defense: Morphy Gambit C41
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4
28 tournament games from this position · White wins 57%, draws 32%, Black wins 11%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be7 | 16 | 56% 38% | 1912 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 5 | 40% 40% 20% | 1908 | 2025 |
| Nf6 | 2 | 100% | 1937 | 2015 |
| Bg4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1642 | 2019 |
| Be6 | 1 | 100% | 1994 | 2023 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 1608 | 2017 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 1714 | 2017 |
Top games
| Mitusov, Semen2484–Karamsetty, J2280 | ½-½ | Monsaraz Open 2023 | 2023 |
| Hoehn, M2069–Findlay, D2132 | 0-1 | World Senior Teams +50 | 2016 |
| Szarwacki, D2024–Krainski, A2088 | ½-½ | TCh-POL 2nd League 2025 | 2025 |
| Asllani, Muhamet2220–Topalli, Ismet1884 | 1-0 | ch-KOS 2021 | 2021 |
| Valguarnera, G2110–Cannella, Carlo1977 | 1-0 | 2nd Etna Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Schnepel, T1732–Lalic, K2257 | 0-1 | 6th Solta Open 2023 | 2023 |
| Paulik, Vaclav1878–Hasek, V2079 | ½-½ | Tabor Open 2012 | 2012 |
| Zuriel, M2239–Altamiranda, Maria Elisa1658 | 1-0 | ch-ARG w 2015 | 2015 |
| Dimkovski, Stojancho1863–Krstev, E2027 | ½-½ | Open ch-MKD 2018 | 2018 |
| Janjusevic, B1943–Tomic, Zoran S1843 | ½-½ | Open ch-Subotica 2017 | 2017 |
Philidor Defense variations
Philidor DefenseC41Philidor DefenseC41Philidor DefenseC41Philidor CountergambitC41Hanham VariationC41Lopez CountergambitC41Nimzowitsch VariationC41Philidor GambitC41Philidor DefenseC41Exchange VariationC41Philidor Countergambit, Zukertort VariationC41Bird GambitC41Nimzowitsch Variation, Klein VariationC41Nimzowitsch, Locock VariationC41Steinitz VariationC41Nimzowitsch VariationC41Exchange VariationC41Hanham Variation, Sharp VariationC41Albin-Blackburne GambitC41Larsen VariationC41Lion VariationC41Boden VariationC41Exchange VariationC41Hanham Variation, Delmar VariationC41