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Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open

ECO B40 · 30,978 games · White to move

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4

47% White5% Draw48% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Nxd4	27,991	90.4%
c3	1,608	5.2%		Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred B40
Qxd4	989	3.2%
Bc4	158	0.5%
Bg5	60	0.2%
Bd3	10	0.0%

A further 162 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 Sicilian Defense 1... c5 Sicilian Defense 2. Nf3 Sicilian Defense: French Variation 2... e6Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open 3... cxd4

Other lines in this family

Taimanov VariationB44… 4. Nxd4 Nc614,319 Kan VariationB41… 4. Nxd4 a610,340 Taimanov VariationB45… 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc39,852 Kan Variation, Knight VariationB43… 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc36,578 Four Knights VariationB45… 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf65,962 French Variation, NormalB40… 4. Nxd4 Nf65,761 Taimanov VariationB46… 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a63,319 Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti VariationB41… 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c42,028 Scheveningen VariationB80… 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d61,967 Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov VariationB47… 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc71,881

All 239 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.