1.e4 c5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 d5: 4.e5?! (49% of 0.5M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 c5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 d5. In 543,561 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 4.e5 (49%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: -0.60 against +0.30 for exd5, 9 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (-0.65 against +0.29). Masters database, top mov…

The club move: 49% of games. inaccuracy, 9 win-chance points against exd5. -0.60 at 20M nodes.