1.e4 c5 2.a3 Nc6 3.b4: 3...cxb4?! (78% of 0.9M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 c5 2.a3 Nc6 3.b4. In 851,765 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 3...cxb4 (78%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: +0.07 against -0.49 for Nf6, 6 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (+0.13 against -0.53). Masters database, top move…

The club move: 78% of games. inaccuracy, 6 win-chance points against Nf6. +0.07 at 20M nodes.