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French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal Variation

ECO C13 · 2,771 games

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

Out of 2,771 games from this position: White wins 51%, draws 6%, Black wins 43%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
e52,14077.2%
Bxf632111.6%
exd5652.3%
Nf3481.7%
Bd3371.3%
f3110.4%

A further 149 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.