After 1.e4 d5 2.exd5, 65% of players take back with the queen. It is the popular recapture and the weaker one: Qxd5 scores 48.4%. This course brings the knight instead — Nf6 first, the recapture next move — and scores 50.9% at your level.
Move numbers: Lichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid, sampled 2026-08-12.