Openings/Lion Defense
Lion Defense B07
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7
2,948 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 21%, Black wins 38%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 1,614 | 39% 22% 39% | 2150 | 2026 |
| f4 | 543 | 48% 19% 34% | 2123 | 2026 |
| g4 | 211 | 59% 19% 22% | 2184 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 199 | 30% 17% 53% | 2051 | 2026 |
| g3 | 111 | 50% 23% 27% | 2171 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 80 | 30% 16% 54% | 2031 | 2025 |
| Nge2 | 71 | 42% 21% 37% | 2153 | 2026 |
| f3 | 35 | 46% 14% 40% | 2074 | 2026 |
| h3 | 34 | 24% 32% 44% | 2124 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 21 | 48% 14% 38% | 2064 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 12 | 17% 17% 67% | 1967 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 12 | 83% | 1983 | 2026 |
| e5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1816 | 2019 |
| Bf4 | 1 | 100% | 1851 | 2021 |
| Bb5 | 1 | 100% | 1813 | 2019 |
| d5 | 1 | 100% | 2044 | 2019 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2783–Aronian, L2748 | 1-0 | American Cup Elim | 2025 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2775–Nepomniachtchi, I2707 | 1-0 | Piterenka Blitz 2012 | 2012 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2695–Rapport, R2752 | 0-1 | Armageddon Euro&Africa W | 2023 |
| Vidit, S2715–Shankland, S2649 | 0-1 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | 2025 |
| Zhou Weiqi2603–Yu Yangyi2760 | 0-1 | TCh-CHN 2018 | 2018 |
| Predke, A2676–Morozevich, A2659 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Esipenko, Andrey2681–Shankland, S2649 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | 2025 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2739–Bortnyk, Olexandr2581 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Smerdon, D2513–Aronian, L2805 | ½-½ | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Grischuk, A2737–Bortnyk, Olexandr2581 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |