Philidor Defense: Steinitz Variation (C41)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. c3

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Philidor Defense: Steinitz Variation (ECO C41) is a chess opening starting with 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. c3. See its main lines, common continuations, and win/draw/loss statistics from real games.

Common Continuations

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Variations