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Three Knights Opening: Steinitz Defense

ECO C46 · 245 games

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6

Out of 245 games from this position: White wins 49%, draws 6%, Black wins 45%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
d48434.3%
Bc47731.4%
Bb53715.1%

A further 47 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.