Just Some Numbers

Wandering through The Database, I noted...


1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+


8,882 games, White scores 44%


4...Kxf7


8, 638 games, White scores 43% (4...Kf8, 204 games, White scores 57%; 4...Ke7, 33 games, White scores 71%)


5.Nxe5


3,656 games, White scores 53%


5...Nxe5


3,496 games, White scores 53% (5...Kf8, 126 games, White scores 50%)


6.Qh5+


2,571 games, White scores 54% (6.d4, 915 games, White scores 50%)


6...Kf8, 352 games, White scores 48%


6...Ke6, 661 games, White scores 53%


6...g6, 331 games, White scores 71%


6...Ng6. 1, 197 games, White scores 51%