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Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal

ECO B40 · 5,761 games

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6

Out of 5,761 games from this position: White wins 45%, draws 6%, Black wins 49%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nc34,42876.9%
Bd371112.3%
e52253.9%
f31552.7%
Bg51111.9%
Nd2330.6%
Be3100.2%

A further 88 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.