Popularity sorted from most to least.
Numbers gathered from lichess analysis.
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Initial move vs Popularity (Played %)
e4 = 2,783,455,919 (58.7%)
d4 = 1,199,041,235 (25.3%)
Nf3 = 165,014,105 (3.5%)
c4 = 160,320,588 (2.1%)
e3 = 97,514,281 (1.7%)
g3 = 79,047,041 (1.5%)
b3 = 72,297,298 (0.9%)
f4 = 44,347,979 (0.6%)
d3 = 41,153,019 (0.4%)
Nc3 = 26,522,265 (0.3%)
b4 = 20,535,354 (0.3%)
c3 = 14,235,354 (0.1%)
g4 = 12,784,702 (0.1%)
f3 = 5,937,644 (0.1%)
h4 = 5,027,787 (0.1%)
a3 = 4,482,781 (0.1%)
a4 = 3,738,670 (0.1%)
h3 = 3,313,957 (0.1%)
Nh3 = 1,233,243 (0.0%)
Na3 = 428,844 (0.0%)
Total = 4,740,432,066 (100%)
With a global picture we see immediately the popular move and how less popular the other candidates are.
Statistics: 1. Na3 and Nh3 are rarely played (0.0%).
Will the percentage change by next week?
When's the next themed Na3 or Nh3 tournament?
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