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King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense

ECO C40 · 4,791 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6
48% White4% Draw48% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bc41,73136.1%
Nc31,59133.2%
d481016.9%
c32014.2%
d31944.0%
Be21082.3%
b3561.2%
h3390.8%
Bb5180.4%
c4100.2%

A further 33 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense 2... Qf6

Other lines in this family

Busch-Gass GambitC40… 2... Bc59,148Tayler OpeningC44… 2... Nc6 3. Be21,265Damiano DefenseC40… 2... f6995Gunderam GambitC40… 2... c6972Dresden OpeningC44… 2... Nc6 3. c4633Busch-Gass Gambit, Chiodini GambitC40… 2... Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6213Schulze-Müller GambitC44… 2... Nc6 3. Nxe5 Nxe5 4. d4144King's Pawn GameC20…748,773Leonardis VariationC20… 2. d314,541MacLeod AttackC20… 2. c35,225

All 23 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.