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French Defense: Classical Variation

ECO C13 · 1,912 games

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7

Out of 1,912 games from this position: White wins 49%, draws 8%, Black wins 43%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Bxf61,02653.7%
Nxf6+55829.2%
Bd3422.2%
Ng3221.2%
Nf3100.5%

A further 254 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.