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English Opening: The Whale

ECO C20 · 3,551 games

1. e4 e5 2. c4

Out of 3,551 games from this position: White wins 48%, draws 6%, Black wins 46%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nf61,08130.4%
Nc699428.0%
Bc559716.8%
d638210.8%
c61273.6%
c51083.0%
f5872.5%
Qf6230.6%
d5150.4%
b6100.3%
b5100.3%
g6100.3%

A further 107 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.