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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7
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♞ You have reached Philidor Defense: Lion Variation C41 — the catalogued line ends exactly here.
Matching openings 6
- Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Bishop Sacrifice C41 3 plies deeper
- Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Lion's Claw, with Bc4 and h6 C41 4 plies deeper
- Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Lion's Claw, with Be2 and c6 C41 4 plies deeper
- Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch, Larobok Variation C41 5 plies deeper
- Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Forcing Line C41 7 plies deeper
…and 1 more lines run through this position — keep making moves to narrow it down.
3810 catalogued lines in total · openings encyclopedia