Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Philidor Defense › Philidor Defense › Exchange Variation › Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation › Philidor Defense: Larsen Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Philidor Defense C41
- Philidor Defense C41
- Exchange Variation C41
- Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation C41
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Philidor Defense: Larsen Variation
Overview
Philidor Defense: Larsen Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C41.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 g6 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C41
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
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Statistics from Lichess
339,236 games · White 53.3% / Draw 4.6% / Black 42.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 164,256 | |
| Bc4 | 63,107 | |
| Be3 | 29,220 | |
| c4 | 18,580 | |
| Bd3 | 15,170 | |
| c3 | 13,024 | |
| b3 | 6,324 | |
| Be2 | 5,884 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:51:25
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