1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 Nf6: 4.Nc3?! (36% of 0.5M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 Nf6. In 546,811 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 4.Nc3 (36%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: +0.36 against +1.13 for e5, 8 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (+0.29 against +1.13). Masters database, top mov…

The club move: 36% of games. inaccuracy, 8 win-chance points against e5. +0.36 at 20M nodes.