1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 d5: 5.e5? (67% of 0.6M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 d5. In 618,377 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 5.e5 (67%). At 20 million nodes it is a blunder: -1.60 against +0.62 for exd5, 20 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (-1.58 against +0.64). Masters database,…

The club move: 67% of games. blunder, 20 win-chance points against exd5. -1.60 at 20M nodes.