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French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack

ECO C02 · 17,698 games · Black to move

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3

47% White5% Draw48% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Qb6	7,702	43.5%
Bd7	4,268	24.1%		French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation C02
Nge7	2,206	12.5%
cxd4	1,845	10.4%
a6	222	1.3%
Nh6	204	1.2%
f6	148	0.8%
Qa5	138	0.8%
f5	78	0.4%
h6	72	0.4%
Be7	62	0.4%
Qc7	46	0.3%

A further 707 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 French Defense 1... e6 French Defense: Normal Variation 2. d4 French Defense 2... d5 French Defense: Advance Variation 3. e5 French Defense: Advance Variation 3... c5 French Defense: Advance Variation 4. c3 French Defense: Advance Variation 4... Nc6French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack 5. Nf3

Other lines in this family

Advance Variation, Euwe VariationC02… 5... Bd74,537 Advance Variation, Milner-Barry GambitC02… 5... Qb6 6. Bd33,289 Advance Variation, Main LineC02… 5... Qb6 6. a32,357 Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Main LineC02… 5... Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. O-O894 Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector VariationC02… 5... Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O Bd7 8. Re1337 Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector VariationC02… 5... Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O307 Advance Variation, Lputian VariationC02… 5... Qb6 6. a3 Nh6208 Advance VariationC02…20,580 Advance Variation, Kupreichik VariationC02… 5. Be3957 Advance VariationC02…28,603

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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.