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English Defense

ECO A40 · 18,452 games

1. d4 b6

Out of 18,452 games from this position: White wins 51%, draws 5%, Black wins 44%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
c45,98732.4%
e43,34418.1%
Nf32,93215.9%
Bf42,86115.5%
e31,2036.5%
Nc39875.3%
Bg52971.6%
c32021.1%
f41510.8%
g31370.7%
d51100.6%
f3730.4%

A further 168 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.