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French Defense: Classical Variation

ECO C11 · 5,221 games

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

Out of 5,221 games from this position: White wins 50%, draws 7%, Black wins 43%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Be72,81353.9%
dxe41,31225.1%
Bb463212.1%
h62675.1%

A further 197 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.