ECO C40 · 5,705 games · White to move
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nxe5 | 1,722 | 30.2% | ||
| exf5 | 1,524 | 26.7% | Latvian Gambit Accepted C40 | |
| d3 | 854 | 15.0% | ||
| d4 | 622 | 10.9% | Latvian Gambit: Mason Countergambit C40 | |
| Nc3 | 570 | 10.0% | Latvian Gambit: Mlotkowski Variation C40 | |
| Bc4 | 338 | 5.9% | Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack C40 | |
| c3 | 19 | 0.3% | ||
| Qe2 | 18 | 0.3% | ||
| Bd3 | 15 | 0.3% |
A further 23 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.