1.e4 | 1,184,215 | 54% | 2421 | --- |
1.d4 | 958,932 | 55% | 2434 | --- |
1.Nf3 | 286,327 | 56% | 2441 | --- |
1.c4 | 184,722 | 56% | 2443 | --- |
1.g3 | 19,884 | 56% | 2427 | --- |
1.b3 | 14,598 | 54% | 2428 | --- |
1.f4 | 5,953 | 48% | 2377 | --- |
1.Nc3 | 3,906 | 50% | 2384 | --- |
1.b4 | 1,790 | 48% | 2378 | --- |
1.a3 | 1,250 | 54% | 2406 | --- |
1.e3 | 1,081 | 49% | 2409 | --- |
1.d3 | 969 | 50% | 2378 | --- |
1.g4 | 670 | 46% | 2361 | --- |
1.h4 | 466 | 54% | 2382 | --- |
1.c3 | 439 | 51% | 2425 | --- |
1.h3 | 289 | 56% | 2420 | --- |
1.a4 | 118 | 60% | 2461 | --- |
1.f3 | 100 | 47% | 2427 | --- |
1.Nh3 | 92 | 67% | 2511 | --- |
1.Na3 | 47 | 62% | 2476 | --- |
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.f4 Qc7 9.Kh1 Nc6 10.Be3 Bd7 11.Qe1 b5 12.a3 0-0 13.Qg3 Kh8 14.Rae1 Rab8 15.Nf3 b4 16.axb4 Nxb4 17.Rc1 d5 18.Ng5 Nxe4 19.Ngxe4 dxe4 20.Bd4 f6 21.Nxe4 Bc6 22.Nd2 Rfd8 23.c3 Na2 24.Rb1 Bc5 25.Bxc5 Rxd2 26.Qe3 Rbxb2 27.Rxb2 Rxb2 28.Qxe6 h6 29.Bd4 Qb7 30.Kg1 - Start an analysis engine:
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