1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 dxe4 3.Ng5 Nf6: 4.d3? (42% of 3.5M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 dxe4 3.Ng5 Nf6. In 3,530,772 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 4.d3 (42%). At 20 million nodes it is a mistake: -1.48 against -0.39 for Bc4, 11 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (-1.65 against -0.42). Masters database, top mo…

The club move: 42% of games. mistake, 11 win-chance points against Bc4. -1.48 at 20M nodes.