Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Philidor Defense › Philidor Defense › Nimzowitsch Variation › Philidor Defense: Lion Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Philidor Defense C41
- Philidor Defense C41
- Nimzowitsch Variation C41
- Philidor Defense: Lion Variation C41 you are here
Philidor Defense: Lion Variation
Overview
Philidor Defense: Lion Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C41.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 8 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
4 named variations grow from this line, including Bishop Sacrifice, Lion's Claw, with Bc4 and h6, Lion's Claw, with Be2 and c6, and others.
In total, the branch covers 5 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C41
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
- Direct variations
- 4
- Total in subtree
- 5
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