Chess openings / King's Knight Opening
King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation
King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation (C44) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6. In 189,502 games between strong players, White wins 29%, 46% are drawn and Black wins 26%; the most played move is 3.Bb5 (67%).
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6
- ECO
- C44
- Games between strong players
- 189,502
- To move
- White
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.Bb5 | 67% (127,286) | Ruy Lopez | |
| 3.Bc4 | 20% (36,950) | Italian Game | |
| 3.d4 | 6% (11,808) | – | |
| 3.Nc3 | 6% (11,420) | Three Knights Opening | |
| 3.c3 | 1% (886) | Ponziani Opening | |
| 3.g3 | 0% (544) | King's Knight Opening: Konstantinopolsky |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from King's Knight Opening 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3
- Ruy Lopez 127,277 games
- Italian Game 37,217 games
- Scotch Game 12,415 games
- Three Knights Opening 12,232 games
- Ponziani Opening 889 games
- King's Knight Opening: Konstantinopolsky 564 games
- King's Pawn Game: Tayler Opening, Inverted Hanham 333 games
- Scotch Game: Lolli Variation 139 games
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