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French Defense: McCutcheon Variation

ECO C12 · 609 games · White to move

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4
48% White6% Draw46% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
e551183.9%French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Advance Variation C12
Ne2284.6%
exd5223.6%

A further 48 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4French Defense 1... e6French Defense: Normal Variation 2. d4French Defense 2... d5French Defense: Paulsen Variation 3. Nc3French Defense: Classical Variation 3... Nf6French Defense: Classical Variation 4. Bg5French Defense: McCutcheon Variation 4... Bb4

Other lines in this family

McCutcheon Variation, Advance VariationC12… 5. e5511McCutcheon Variation, Lasker VariationC12… 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3189McCutcheon Variation, Chigorin VariationC12… 5. e5 h6 6. exf6132Classical VariationC11…5,221Classical Variation, Normal VariationC13… 4... Be72,771Classical VariationC13… 4... dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be71,912Classical Variation, Burn VariationC11… 4... dxe41,511Classical VariationC14… 4... Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7992Alekhine-Chatard AttackC13… 4... Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4724Classical Variation, Steinitz VariationC14… 4... Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4492

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.