Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Center Game › Center Game Accepted › Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- Center Game C20
- Center Game Accepted C21
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Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation 2…exd4 3. Nf3
Overview
Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation (ECO C21) is a variation of Center Game Accepted, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 — 3 moves.
In 4,762,716 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 54.1%, Black 41.9% and 4.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 3…Nc6, in 50% of those games.
It branches into 2 named variations; the most played is Center Game: Lanc-Arnold Gambit. In all, 4 named lines continue from it.
- ECO code
- C21
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Length
- 3 moves
- Parent
- Center Game Accepted
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 4
Generated from the data: the Lichess opening list and opening explorer. Know this line well? Write a description — submissions are reviewed before publishing.
Statistics from Lichess
4,762,716 games · White 54.1% / Draw 4.0% / Black 41.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 2,397,056 | |
| c5 | 876,083 | |
| d6 | 363,132 | |
| d5 | 329,052 | |
| Bc5 | 250,987 | |
| Nf6 | 227,772 | |
| Bb4+ | 124,357 | |
| d3 | 51,040 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:10:14
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