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why is this not played that often ?

queenside castling happens often in the philidor but not with this setup which looks very good , Bild 27.10.26 um 21.02.png

queenside castling happens often in the philidor but not with this setup which looks very good , ![Bild 27.10.26 um 21.02.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=6fVXOZnQcv0b.png&w=864&sig=d55a09e410b517bb60f475a1820f81b4651ac31b)

4th most played move lichess database , 10th most played move master database

4th most played move lichess database , 10th most played move master database

It takes two to know the opening and be willing to play it.

It takes two to know the opening and be willing to play it.

i looked at it again , it might be because of d5 , but white could play bc4 first and then it could work

i looked at it again , it might be because of d5 , but white could play bc4 first and then it could work