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Rat Defense: English Rat

ECO A41 · 2,808 games · White to move

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1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5
45% White6% Draw49% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
dxe51,36548.6%
d547617.0%
Nc338913.9%
Nf330110.7%
e31987.1%
e4271.0%

A further 52 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Queen's Pawn Game 1... d6Old Indian Defense 2. c4Rat Defense: English Rat 2... e5

Other lines in this family

English Rat, Lisbon GambitA41… 3. dxe5 Nc6430Small Center DefenseC00… 1... e6 2. e4 d68,641HarmonistB001. e4 d6 2. f45,780Antal DefenseB001. e4 d6 2. d4 Nd74,039Accelerated GurgenidzeB061. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 c6560Balogh DefenseA821. e4 d6 2. d4 f5516

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.