1.e4 d5 2.d4 c6 3.e5 Bf5 4.g4 Bg6: 5.h4?! (70% of 0.7M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 d5 2.d4 c6 3.e5 Bf5 4.g4 Bg6. In 686,252 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 5.h4 (70%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: -0.22 against +0.42 for Ne2, 6 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (-0.29 against +0.38). Masters database,…

The club move: 70% of games. inaccuracy, 6 win-chance points against Ne2. -0.22 at 20M nodes.