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Philidor Defense (C41)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6

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Philidor Defense (ECO C41) is a chess opening starting with 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6. See its main lines, common continuations, and win/draw/loss statistics from real games.

Common Continuations
d4
Philidor Defense
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Bc4
Philidor Defense
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