ECO B06 · 10,706 games · Black to move
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d6 | 5,299 | 49.5% | Modern Defense: Standard Defense B06 | |
| e6 | 1,318 | 12.3% | ||
| c6 | 1,110 | 10.4% | ||
| c5 | 1,040 | 9.7% | Modern Defense: Modern Pterodactyl B06 | |
| b6 | 558 | 5.2% | Modern Defense: Mongredien Defense, with Nc3 B06 | |
| Nf6 | 300 | 2.8% | ||
| a6 | 252 | 2.4% | ||
| d5 | 230 | 2.1% | Modern Defense: Lizard Defense, Mittenberger Gambit B06 | |
| Nc6 | 198 | 1.8% | ||
| h6 | 112 | 1.0% | ||
| e5 | 85 | 0.8% | ||
| f6 | 37 | 0.3% |
A further 167 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.