ECO C31 · 10,042 games · White to move
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd5 | 6,419 | 63.9% | King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted C31 | |
| Nf3 | 2,146 | 21.4% | King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Blackburne Attack C31 | |
| Nc3 | 461 | 4.6% | King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Milner-Barry Variation C31 | |
| fxe5 | 373 | 3.7% | ||
| d4 | 267 | 2.7% | King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Hinrichsen Gambit C31 | |
| d3 | 179 | 1.8% | ||
| Qe2 | 65 | 0.6% | ||
| Qf3 | 48 | 0.5% | ||
| Qh5 | 24 | 0.2% | ||
| Bd3 | 16 | 0.2% |
A further 44 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.