ECO C26 · 8,328 games · Black to move
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bc5 | 2,585 | 31.0% | ||
| Nc6 | 1,789 | 21.5% | Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation C28 | |
| Nxe4 | 1,026 | 12.3% | Vienna Game: Frankenstein-Dracula Variation C27 | |
| c6 | 1,012 | 12.2% | ||
| Bb4 | 912 | 11.0% | Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish C26 | |
| d6 | 353 | 4.2% | ||
| Be7 | 347 | 4.2% | ||
| h6 | 48 | 0.6% | ||
| d5 | 45 | 0.5% | ||
| a6 | 43 | 0.5% | ||
| g6 | 17 | 0.2% | ||
| c5 | 13 | 0.2% |
A further 138 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.