1.e4 e5 2.f4 d6 3.Nf3: 3...Nc6?! (44% of 5.5M games)

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1.e4 e5 2.f4 d6 3.Nf3. In 5,544,838 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 3...Nc6 (44%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: +0.06 against -0.67 for exf4, 7 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (+0.27 against -0.50). Masters database, top mo…

The club move: 44% of games. inaccuracy, 7 win-chance points against exf4. +0.06 at 20M nodes.