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Petrov's Defense

ECO C42 · 15,292 games

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5

Out of 15,292 games from this position: White wins 48%, draws 7%, Black wins 45%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
d66,23740.8%
Nc65,30434.7%
Nxe41,54410.1%
Qe71,3949.1%
Bc53612.4%
d52491.6%
Bd6700.5%
c6700.5%
Be7460.3%

A further 17 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.