Center Game
Center Game (C20) starts 1.e4 e5 2.d4. In 3,881 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 2…exd4 (88%).
1.e4 e5 2.d4
- ECO
- C20
- Games between strong players
- 3,881
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2…exd4 | 88% (3,419) | Center Game Accepted | |
| 2…Nc6 | 7% (267) | Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation | |
| 2…d6 | 3% (96) | King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense | |
| 2…Nf6 | 2% (67) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from King's Pawn Game 1.e4
- Center Game Accepted 3,418 games
Every Center Game line
- Center Game: Normal Variation 1,583 games
- Center Game: Paulsen Attack Variation 1,223 games
- Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation 1,017 games
- Center Game: Berger Variation 965 games
- Center Game: von der Lasa Gambit 140 games
- Center Game: Hall Variation 98 games
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