ECO C00 · 120,931 games · White to move
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 37,132 | 30.7% | French Defense: Advance Variation C02 | |
| exd5 | 34,718 | 28.7% | French Defense: Exchange Variation C01 | |
| Nc3 | 29,488 | 24.4% | French Defense: Paulsen Variation C10 | |
| Nd2 | 13,694 | 11.3% | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation C03 | |
| Bd3 | 3,354 | 2.8% | French Defense: Schlechter Variation C00 | |
| Be3 | 812 | 0.7% | French Defense: Alapin Gambit C00 | |
| c4 | 633 | 0.5% | French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit C00 | |
| f3 | 376 | 0.3% | ||
| Nf3 | 286 | 0.2% | French Defense: Perseus Gambit C00 | |
| c3 | 132 | 0.1% | ||
| f4 | 42 | 0.0% | ||
| Bd2 | 30 | 0.0% |
A further 234 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.