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- King's Pawn Game C20
- Bishop's Opening C23
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Bishop's Opening: Philidor Variation
Overview
Bishop's Opening: Philidor Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C23.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 5 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including Bishop's Opening: del Rio Variation, Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit, Bishop's Opening: Pratt Variation.
Together the deeper variations number 5 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C23
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 5
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
311,269 games · White 50.1% / Draw 3.8% / Black 46.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 96,755 | |
| d6 | 77,243 | |
| Nc6 | 54,453 | |
| Qf6 | 22,019 | |
| Qh4 | 14,222 | |
| Bxf2+ | 10,385 | |
| a6 | 9,543 | |
| c6 | 8,708 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:10:39
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