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French Defense: Steinitz Variation

ECO C11 · 3,340 games · Black to move

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3

44% White13% Draw43% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Nc6	2,770	82.9%
cxd4	285	8.5%
a6	72	2.2%
Qb6	67	2.0%
Be7	31	0.9%

A further 115 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... Nf6 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation 4. e5French Defense: Steinitz Variation 6. Nf3

Other lines in this family

Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky VariationC11… 6... Nc6 7. Be32,174 Classical Variation, Shirov-Anand VariationC11… 5. Nce2979 Classical Variation, Steinitz VariationC11…7,982 Classical VariationC11…14,685 Classical VariationC11… 4. Bg55,221 Classical Variation, Normal VariationC13… 4. Bg5 Be72,771 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.