ECO C17 · 2,875 games · White to move
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a3 | 2,122 | 73.8% | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation C17 | |
| Bd2 | 242 | 8.4% | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Bogoljubow Variation C17 | |
| Nf3 | 135 | 4.7% | ||
| Qg4 | 109 | 3.8% | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Moscow Variation C17 | |
| dxc5 | 57 | 2.0% | ||
| Be3 | 42 | 1.5% | ||
| f4 | 40 | 1.4% | ||
| Bb5+ | 24 | 0.8% | ||
| Ne2 | 10 | 0.3% |
A further 94 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.