French Defense: Classical Variation, Shirov-Anand Variation
ECO C11 · 979 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| c5 | 913 | 93.3% | | |
| a6 | 14 | 1.4% | | |
A further 52 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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Steinitz VariationC11… 5. f4 c5 6. Nf33,340Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky VariationC11… 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be32,174Classical Variation, Steinitz VariationC11…7,982Classical VariationC11…14,685Classical VariationC11… 4. Bg55,221Classical Variation, Normal VariationC13… 4. Bg5 Be72,771Classical VariationC13… 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be71,912Classical Variation, Burn VariationC11… 4. Bg5 dxe41,511Exchange Variation, Svenonius VariationC01… 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bg51,196Classical VariationC14… 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7992
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.