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Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation

ECO C42 · 10,998 games

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4

Out of 10,998 games from this position: White wins 49%, draws 4%, Black wins 47%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nc63,52132.0%
Nxe42,98327.1%
Bc52,34321.3%
d68327.6%
d54203.8%
c63283.0%
Bd61921.7%
h61651.5%
Be71431.3%
Bb4170.2%

A further 54 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.