1.e4 e5 2.g3: 2...Nc6?! (38% of 1.3M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

9 moves

1.e4 e5 2.g3. In 1,333,822 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 2...Nc6 (38%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: +0.20 against -0.59 for d5, 6 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (+0.10 against -0.60). Masters database, top move by era:…

The club move: 38% of games. inaccuracy, 6 win-chance points against d5. +0.20 at 20M nodes.