Opening name: Center Game
Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 d6
Lichess Board
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Winning percentages
White: 253 (47.38%)
Black: 99 (18.54%)
Draws: 182 (34.08%)
2...d6
This is an inferior way to enter a Philidor. This is refuted by dxe5 dxe5 Qxd8+ Kxd8 Bc4, with an uncomfortable endgame for black. Black would lose the right to castle, and White would have a lead in development. According to chess365, after 5.Bc4, white wins 42.1%, 32.5% end in a draw, and 25.1% end in a black victory.
Of course, White can always enter the main line Philidor with the lesser 3.Nf3.
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 45
Score: +0.49
Best Move: Nf3
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 exd4 4. Nxd4 Be7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 a5
Historical games for
| Game | Result | Year |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2772) vs Mamedov, Rauf (2660) | 1-0 | 2011 |
| Moiseenko, A1. (2707) vs Mamedov, Rau (2659) | 1-0 | 2014 |
| Naiditsch, A. (2705) vs Mamedov, Rau (2659) | 0-1 | 2014 |
| Riazantsev, A. (2671) vs Mamedov, Rau (2688) | 1-0 | 2016 |
| Dreev, Alexey (2677) vs Georgiev, Kiril (2654) | 1-0 | 2002 |
| Dreev, Alexey (2679) vs Mamedov, Rauf (2641) | 1/2-1/2 | 2013 |
| Volokitin, And (2638) vs Mamedov, Rau (2659) | 1-0 | 2014 |
| Riazantsev, A. (2646) vs Mamedov, Rau (2650) | 1-0 | 2015 |
| Edouard, R. (2636) vs Mamedov, Rau (2657) | 0-1 | 2015 |
| Dreev, Alexey (2698) vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly (2577) | 1-0 | 2004 |