ECO C41

Philidor Defense: Steinitz Variation

Philidor Defense: Steinitz Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C41. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. c3.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. c3

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Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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