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Philidor Defense (C41)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4

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Philidor Defense (ECO C41) is a chess opening starting with 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4. See its main lines, common continuations, and win/draw/loss statistics from real games.

Common Continuations
exd4
Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation
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Nd7
Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation
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Bd7
Philidor Defense: Philidor Gambit
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Nf6
Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation
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f5
Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit
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