French Defense: Franco-Sicilian Defense
ECO C00 · 10,534 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| d5 | 3,650 | 34.6% | | Benoni Defense: French Benoni A43 |
| Nf3 | 2,557 | 24.3% | | |
| c3 | 2,486 | 23.6% | | |
| dxc5 | 925 | 8.8% | | |
| Nc3 | 302 | 2.9% | | |
| Be3 | 162 | 1.5% | | |
| e5 | 141 | 1.3% | | |
| f4 | 57 | 0.5% | | |
| Nd2 | 56 | 0.5% | | |
| c4 | 35 | 0.3% | | |
| Bd3 | 18 | 0.2% | | |
A further 145 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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Normal VariationC00…155,654French DefenseC00… 2... d5120,931Advance VariationC02… 2... d5 3. e539,933Exchange VariationC01… 2... d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf337,299Advance VariationC02… 2... d5 3. e5 c535,506Exchange VariationC01… 2... d5 3. exd534,991Paulsen VariationC10… 2... d5 3. Nc333,154Advance VariationC02… 2... d5 3. e5 c5 4. c328,603Advance VariationC02… 2... d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc620,580Advance Variation, Paulsen AttackC02… 2... d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf317,698
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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.