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French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Main Line

ECO C11 · 86 games · White to move

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 O-O

51% White8% Draw41% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
c3	33	38.4%
Bd3	18	20.9%

A further 35 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. Bg5 French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation 4... dxe4 French Defense: Classical Variation 5... Be7French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Main Line 7... O-O

Other lines in this family

Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Morozevich LineC11… 6... gxf6167 Classical VariationC13…1,912 Classical Variation, Burn VariationC11…1,511 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.