1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bc5: 4.Bc4?! (38% of 1.5M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bc5. In 1,474,554 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 4.Bc4 (38%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: -0.13 against +0.80 for Nxe5, 7 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (-0.07 against +0.69). Masters database, top…

The club move: 38% of games. inaccuracy, 7 win-chance points against Nxe5. -0.13 at 20M nodes.