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Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open

ECO B40 · 30,978 games

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

Out of 30,978 games from this position: White wins 47%, draws 5%, Black wins 48%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nxd427,99190.4%
c31,6085.2%
Qxd49893.2%
Bc41580.5%
Bg5600.2%
Bd3100.0%

A further 162 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.