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Three Knights Opening

ECO C46 · 1,913 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bb4
50% White5% Draw45% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bc444323.2%
Bb531916.7%
Nd531116.3%
d424913.0%
a322311.7%
d320510.7%
Be2180.9%
h3110.6%
g3110.6%

A further 123 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 2... Nc6Three Knights Opening 3. Nc3Three Knights Opening 3... Bb4

Other lines in this family

Three Knights OpeningC46…32,395Winawer DefenseC46… 3... f5812Steinitz DefenseC46… 3... g6245

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