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French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation

ECO C14 · 492 games

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4

Out of 492 games from this position: White wins 52%, draws 8%, Black wins 40%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
a625652.0%
c511423.2%
O-O8617.5%

A further 36 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.