1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxd5: 4.Bxd5? (22% of 0.6M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxd5. In 608,271 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 4.Bxd5 (22%). At 20 million nodes it is a mistake: -0.86 against +0.22 for Nf3, 11 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (-0.91 against +0.34). Masters database, top m…

The club move: 22% of games. mistake, 11 win-chance points against Nf3. -0.86 at 20M nodes.