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English Defense

ECO A40 · 3,103 games

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6

Out of 3,103 games from this position: White wins 50%, draws 4%, Black wins 46%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nc31,91061.6%
Nf350416.2%
e431710.2%
e31123.6%
a31043.4%
g3361.2%
Bf4240.8%
f3190.6%

A further 77 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.