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French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation

ECO C11 · 1,511 games · White to move

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4

49% White8% Draw43% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Nxe4	1,288	85.2%
Bxf6	96	6.4%
f3	46	3.0%

A further 81 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: Paulsen Variation 3. Nc3 French Defense: Classical Variation 3... Nf6 French Defense: Classical Variation 4. Bg5French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation 4... dxe4

Other lines in this family

Classical VariationC13… 5. Nxe4 Be71,912 Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Morozevich LineC11… 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6167 Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Main LineC11… 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 O-O86 Classical VariationC11…5,221 Classical Variation, Normal VariationC13… 4... Be72,771 Classical VariationC14… 4... Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7992 Alekhine-Chatard AttackC13… 4... Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4724 McCutcheon VariationC12… 4... Bb4609 McCutcheon Variation, Advance VariationC12… 4... Bb4 5. e5511 Classical Variation, Steinitz VariationC14… 4... Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4492

All 126 lines in the family

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