1.e4 e5 2.f4 d6: 3.Nf3?! (85% of 6.5M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

9 moves

1.e4 e5 2.f4 d6. In 6,497,498 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 3.Nf3 (85%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: -0.67 against +0.25 for d3, 9 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (-0.67 against +0.26). Masters database, top move by era:…

The club move: 85% of games. inaccuracy, 9 win-chance points against d3. -0.67 at 20M nodes.