King's Pawn Game
King's Pawn Game (B00) starts 1.e4. In 875,728 games between strong players, White wins 42%, 21% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 1…c5 (35%).
1.e4
- ECO
- B00
- Games between strong players
- 875,728
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1…c5 | 35% (307,444) | Sicilian Defense | |
| 1…e5 | 28% (240,962) | – | |
| 1…e6 | 11% (99,818) | French Defense | |
| 1…c6 | 11% (96,735) | Caro-Kann Defense | |
| 1…d6 | 4% (34,936) | – | |
| 1…d5 | 3% (27,679) | Scandinavian Defense |
Where it comes from and where it goes
- Sicilian Defense 307,447 games
- King's Knight Opening 215,039 games
- French Defense 99,820 games
- Caro-Kann Defense 96,735 games
- Pirc Defense 35,423 games
- Scandinavian Defense 27,680 games
- Modern Defense 23,623 games
- Alekhine Defense 19,444 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense 14,760 games
- Vienna Game 10,802 games
- Bishop's Opening 4,666 games
- King's Gambit 4,127 games
- Center Game 3,881 games
- Owen Defense 3,740 games
- St. George Defense 3,685 games
- King's Pawn Game: Leonardis Variation 660 games
- King's Pawn Game: Mengarini's Opening 458 games
- King's Pawn Game: Napoleon Attack 308 games
- King's Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack 285 games
- Rat Defense: Harmonist 283 games
- King's Pawn Game: MacLeod Attack 202 games
Every King's Pawn Game line
- King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense 1,252 games
- King's Pawn Game: Leonardis Variation 660 games
- King's Pawn Game: Mengarini's Opening 458 games
- King's Pawn Game: Tayler Opening, Inverted Hanham 333 games
- King's Pawn Game: Napoleon Attack 308 games
- King's Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack 285 games
- King's Pawn Game: MacLeod Attack 202 games
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