1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Bc5 4.Nxe5 Nxe5 5.d4: 5...Bxd4?! (47% of 0.6M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Bc5 4.Nxe5 Nxe5 5.d4. In 552,821 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 5...Bxd4 (47%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: +1.73 against +0.76 for Bd6, 7 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (+1.62 against +0.78). Mas…

The club move: 47% of games. inaccuracy, 7 win-chance points against Bd6. +1.73 at 20M nodes.