Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense
ECO A40 · 47,116 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| c4 | 16,645 | 35.3% | | |
| Nf3 | 7,356 | 15.6% | | |
| e4 | 7,126 | 15.1% | | |
| Bf4 | 6,916 | 14.7% | | |
| Nc3 | 2,892 | 6.1% | | |
| e3 | 2,818 | 6.0% | | |
| c3 | 784 | 1.7% | | |
| Bg5 | 763 | 1.6% | | |
| h4 | 454 | 1.0% | | |
| g3 | 433 | 0.9% | | |
| f4 | 323 | 0.7% | | |
| b3 | 144 | 0.3% | | |
A further 462 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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All 53 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.