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Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game

ECO C42 · 21,677 games

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3

Out of 21,677 games from this position: White wins 48%, draws 5%, Black wins 47%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nc611,25651.9%
Bc53,97418.3%
Bb43,37715.6%
d61,9429.0%
d55102.4%
c62541.2%
Bd6720.3%
Be7540.2%
Nxe4400.2%
Ng4350.2%

A further 163 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.