French Defense: Marshall Gambit
ECO C10 · 2,281 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| exd5 | 1,078 | 47.3% | | |
| Nf3 | 411 | 18.0% | | |
| dxc5 | 300 | 13.2% | | |
| Be3 | 103 | 4.5% | | |
| Bb5+ | 98 | 4.3% | | |
| e5 | 97 | 4.3% | | |
A further 194 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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Paulsen VariationC10…33,154Classical VariationC11… 3... Nf614,685Rubinstein VariationC10… 3... dxe48,076Classical Variation, Steinitz VariationC11… 3... Nf6 4. e57,982Winawer VariationC15… 3... Bb47,838Classical VariationC11… 3... Nf6 4. Bg55,221Winawer Variation, Advance VariationC16… 3... Bb4 4. e54,033Steinitz VariationC11… 3... Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf33,340Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne DefenseC10… 3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd73,276Winawer Variation, Advance VariationC17… 3... Bb4 4. e5 c52,875
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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.