Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Philidor Defense › Philidor Defense › Nimzowitsch Variation › Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation › Rellstab Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Philidor Defense C41
- Philidor Defense C41
- Nimzowitsch Variation C41
- Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation C41
- Rellstab Variation C41 you are here
Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Rellstab Variation
Overview
Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Rellstab 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Qd5, after 9 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C41
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
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Statistics from Lichess
18,014 games · White 54.0% / Draw 4.9% / Black 41.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc5 | 13,381 | |
| Bf5 | 2,696 | |
| f5 | 868 | |
| Nxf2 | 436 | |
| Ng5 | 379 | |
| Be6 | 59 | |
| c6 | 49 | |
| Nf6 | 35 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:03:58
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