Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation
Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation (C21) starts 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3. In 1,017 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 3…Nc6 (64%).
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3
- ECO
- C21
- Games between strong players
- 1,017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3…Nc6 | 64% (648) | Scotch Game | |
| 3…Bb4+ | 20% (204) | – | |
| 3…d5 | 6% (61) | – | |
| 3…c5 | 4% (36) | – | |
| 3…Nf6 | 3% (29) | – | |
| 3…Bc5 | 2% (24) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Center Game Accepted 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4
More Center Game lines
- Center Game 3,881 games
- Center Game: Normal Variation 1,583 games
- Center Game: Paulsen Attack Variation 1,223 games
- Center Game: Berger Variation 965 games
- Center Game: von der Lasa Gambit 140 games
- Center Game: Hall Variation 98 games
Played the Center Game lately?
Enter your Chess.com or Lichess username: every move of your game labelled from Brilliant to Blunder, and where you left theory. Free, no account.