French Defense: Schlechter Variation
ECO C00 · 3,354 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| dxe4 | 1,386 | 41.3% | | |
| Nf6 | 899 | 26.8% | | |
| c5 | 734 | 21.9% | | |
| Nc6 | 85 | 2.5% | | |
| c6 | 73 | 2.2% | | |
| f5 | 27 | 0.8% | | |
| Bd7 | 21 | 0.6% | | |
| a6 | 18 | 0.5% | | |
| Nd7 | 15 | 0.4% | | |
| Ne7 | 12 | 0.4% | | |
A further 84 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
French DefenseC00…120,931Advance VariationC02… 3. e539,933Exchange VariationC01… 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf337,299Advance VariationC02… 3. e5 c535,506Exchange VariationC01… 3. exd534,991Paulsen VariationC10… 3. Nc333,154Advance VariationC02… 3. e5 c5 4. c328,603Advance VariationC02… 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc620,580Advance Variation, Paulsen AttackC02… 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf317,698Classical VariationC11… 3. Nc3 Nf614,685
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.