1.e4 e6 2.e5 d5: 3.exd6?! (44% of 1.6M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 e6 2.e5 d5. In 1,552,477 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 3.exd6 (44%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: -0.33 against +0.35 for d4, 6 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (-0.32 against +0.29). Masters database, top move by era…

The club move: 44% of games. inaccuracy, 6 win-chance points against d4. -0.33 at 20M nodes.