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French Defense: Steinitz Attack

ECO C00 · 3,178 games

1. e4 e6 2. e5

Out of 3,178 games from this position: White wins 46%, draws 4%, Black wins 50%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
d52,02563.7%
d635411.1%
c52227.0%
b61484.7%
c61183.7%
Nc6872.7%
Ne7622.0%
g6300.9%
Be7280.9%
Bc5250.8%
f6200.6%
a6160.5%

A further 43 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.