ECO C41 · 28,063 games · Black to move
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd4 | 17,045 | 60.7% | Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation C41 | |
| Bg4 | 3,549 | 12.6% | ||
| Nd7 | 1,931 | 6.9% | Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation C41 | |
| Nc6 | 1,773 | 6.3% | ||
| f6 | 991 | 3.5% | ||
| Qe7 | 715 | 2.5% | ||
| Nf6 | 500 | 1.8% | Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation C41 | |
| f5 | 469 | 1.7% | Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit C41 | |
| Be7 | 282 | 1.0% | ||
| Qf6 | 151 | 0.5% | ||
| h6 | 146 | 0.5% | ||
| Be6 | 90 | 0.3% |
A further 421 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.