ECO C26 · 19,689 games · White to move
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f4 | 7,054 | 35.8% | Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit C29 | |
| Nf3 | 5,788 | 29.4% | Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game C42 | |
| Bc4 | 3,882 | 19.7% | Vienna Game: Stanley Variation C26 | |
| d3 | 981 | 5.0% | ||
| g3 | 762 | 3.9% | Vienna Game: Mieses Variation C26 | |
| d4 | 468 | 2.4% | ||
| a3 | 156 | 0.8% | Vienna Game: Mengarini Variation C26 | |
| h3 | 97 | 0.5% | ||
| b3 | 93 | 0.5% | ||
| Nge2 | 84 | 0.4% | ||
| Bb5 | 52 | 0.3% | ||
| f3 | 45 | 0.2% |
A further 227 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.