1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e5 d6: 4.f4?! (50% of 1.5M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

9 moves

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e5 d6. In 1,476,270 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 4.f4 (50%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: -0.73 against -0.18 for exd6, 6 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (-0.82 against -0.21). Masters database, top mo…

The club move: 50% of games. inaccuracy, 6 win-chance points against exd6. -0.73 at 20M nodes.