Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit Accepted
ECO C42 · 2,210 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Be2 | 1,245 | 56.3% | | |
| Be3 | 303 | 13.7% | | |
| h3 | 293 | 13.3% | | |
| Bg5 | 121 | 5.5% | | |
| Nc3 | 81 | 3.7% | | |
| c3 | 77 | 3.5% | | |
| f3 | 22 | 1.0% | | |
| Qe2 | 14 | 0.6% | | |
| g3 | 11 | 0.5% | | |
A further 43 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
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All 33 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.