Philidor Defense: Lion Variation: 5.dxe5?! (35% of 1.5M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

9 moves

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 Nbd7 (C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation). In 1,455,877 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 5.dxe5 (35%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: +0.05 against +0.62 for h3, 6 win-chance points, confirmed by a second sea…

The club move: 35% of games. inaccuracy, 6 win-chance points against h3. +0.05 at 20M nodes.