1.e4 d5 2.e5 c5: 3.f4?! (27% of 3.3M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 d5 2.e5 c5. In 3,254,625 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 3.f4 (27%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: -0.62 against -0.06 for c3, 5 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (-0.61 against -0.02). Masters database, top move by era:…

The club move: 27% of games. inaccuracy, 5 win-chance points against c3. -0.62 at 20M nodes.