ECO C00 · 265,885 games · White to move
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4 | 143,618 | 54.0% | French Defense: Normal Variation C00 | |
| Nf3 | 59,927 | 22.5% | French Defense: Knight Variation C00 | |
| Nc3 | 14,768 | 5.6% | French Defense: Queen's Knight C00 | |
| f4 | 13,715 | 5.2% | French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation C00 | |
| d3 | 8,022 | 3.0% | French Defense: King's Indian Attack C00 | |
| Bc4 | 7,880 | 3.0% | ||
| c4 | 6,140 | 2.3% | French Defense: Steiner Variation C00 | |
| e5 | 3,178 | 1.2% | French Defense: Steinitz Attack C00 | |
| b3 | 2,611 | 1.0% | French Defense: Horwitz Attack C00 | |
| Qe2 | 1,589 | 0.6% | French Defense: Chigorin Variation C00 | |
| c3 | 999 | 0.4% | ||
| g3 | 910 | 0.3% | French Defense: Réti-Spielmann Attack C00 |
A further 2,528 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.