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C41: Philidor, Improved Hanham variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7

Philidor, Improved Hanham variation

C41 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 11428
Last Played: Aug 2026
Overall score:
37.9% 33.7% 28.3%

Played frequently by:

White  
Robert Zelcic 21 games
Oleg Korneev 17 games
Thomas Luther 16 games
Black  
Aleksa Strikovic 64 games
Zoran2 Jovanovic 61 games
Gerhard Lorscheid 48 games

Possible continuations:

5. Bc4  9052
38.9 % 34.9 % 26.2 %
5. Be2  426
28.2 % 31.5 % 40.4 %
5. g4  390
46.2 % 24.4 % 29.5 %
5. g3  358
36 % 35.5 % 28.5 %
5. Rg1  333
45.3 % 27 % 27.6 %
5. dxe5  285
18.9 % 29.5 % 51.6 %
5. h3  216
31.5 % 35.6 % 32.9 %
5. Bg5  127
21.3 % 22.8 % 55.9 %
5. a4  90
44.4 % 36.7 % 18.9 %
5. Be3  61
32.8 % 14.8 % 52.5 %
5. Bd3  41
24.4 % 41.5 % 34.1 %
5. d5  31
16.1 % 71 %
5. b3  10
50 % 40 %
5. Bb5  7
14.3 % 85.7 %