Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack
ECO B40 · 981 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Nc6 | 315 | 32.1% | | |
| d5 | 246 | 25.1% | | |
| a6 | 181 | 18.5% | | |
| Nf6 | 73 | 7.4% | | |
| b6 | 57 | 5.8% | | |
| d6 | 40 | 4.1% | | |
| Qc7 | 11 | 1.1% | | |
A further 58 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
French VariationB40…60,828French Variation, OpenB40… 3. d4 cxd430,978Taimanov VariationB44… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc614,319Kan VariationB41… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a610,340Taimanov VariationB45… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc39,852Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6B40… 3. c39,323Kan Variation, Knight VariationB43… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc36,578Four Knights VariationB45… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf65,962French Variation, NormalB40… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf65,761Taimanov VariationB46… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a63,319
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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.