1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 dxe4 3.Ng5: 3...Nf6?! (50% of 7M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 dxe4 3.Ng5. In 7,016,659 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 3...Nf6 (50%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: -0.39 against -1.20 for Bf5, 6 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (-0.38 against -0.99). Masters database, top…

The club move: 50% of games. inaccuracy, 6 win-chance points against Bf5. -0.39 at 20M nodes.