French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line
ECO C06 · 555 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| f6 | 317 | 57.1% | | |
| Qb6 | 103 | 18.6% | | |
| Be7 | 26 | 4.7% | | |
| Bb4 | 15 | 2.7% | | |
| Nb6 | 13 | 2.3% | | |
A further 81 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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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.