1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6: 3.Nc3?! (42% of 0.8M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6. In 756,170 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 3.Nc3 (42%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: +0.31 against +1.10 for e5, 9 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (+0.20 against +1.14). Masters database, top move by era:…

The club move: 42% of games. inaccuracy, 9 win-chance points against e5. +0.31 at 20M nodes.