English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation
ECO A34 · 10,681 games · Black to move
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A further 31 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.