1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 g5: 5.Bc4?! (54% of 0.6M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 g5. In 641,027 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 5.Bc4 (54%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: -1.22 against -0.51 for g3, 5 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (-1.12 against -0.56). Masters database,…

The club move: 54% of games. inaccuracy, 5 win-chance points against g3. -1.22 at 20M nodes.