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French Defense: Henneberger Variation

ECO C11 · 85 games · Black to move

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Be3

55% White2% Draw43% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
dxe4	48	56.5%

A further 37 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 French Defense 1... e6 French Defense: Normal Variation 2. d4 French Defense 2... d5 French Defense: Paulsen Variation 3. Nc3 French Defense: Classical Variation 3... Nf6French Defense: Henneberger Variation 4. Be3

Other lines in this family

Classical VariationC11…14,685 Classical Variation, Steinitz VariationC11… 4. e57,982 Classical VariationC11… 4. Bg55,221 Steinitz VariationC11… 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf33,340 Classical Variation, Normal VariationC13… 4. Bg5 Be72,771 Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky VariationC11… 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be32,174 Classical VariationC13… 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be71,912 Classical Variation, Burn VariationC11… 4. Bg5 dxe41,511 Exchange Variation, Svenonius VariationC01… 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bg51,196 Classical VariationC14… 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7992

All 126 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.