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French Defense: Classical Variation

ECO C11 · 5,221 games · Black to move

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

50% White7% Draw43% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Be7	2,813	53.9%		French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal Variation C13
dxe4	1,312	25.1%		French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation C11
Bb4	632	12.1%		French Defense: McCutcheon Variation C12
h6	267	5.1%

A further 197 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... Nf6French Defense: Classical Variation 4. Bg5

Other lines in this family

Classical Variation, Normal VariationC13… 4... Be72,771 Classical VariationC13… 4... dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be71,912 Classical Variation, Burn VariationC11… 4... dxe41,511 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 Classical Variation, Richter AttackC13… 4... Be7 5. Bxf6321 McCutcheon Variation, Lasker VariationC12… 4... Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3189

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.