Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation
ECO B01 · 106,279 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Nc3 | 72,621 | 68.3% | | |
| Nf3 | 15,684 | 14.8% | | |
| d4 | 11,990 | 11.3% | | |
| c4 | 3,270 | 3.1% | | |
| Qf3 | 1,119 | 1.1% | | |
| d3 | 481 | 0.5% | | |
| h3 | 325 | 0.3% | | |
| f4 | 210 | 0.2% | | |
| c3 | 193 | 0.2% | | |
| b3 | 82 | 0.1% | | |
| Be2 | 78 | 0.1% | | |
| Ne2 | 65 | 0.1% | | |
A further 161 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
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All 34 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.