Chess openings / French Defense
French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation
French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation (C01) starts 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4. In 1,099 games between strong players, White wins 42%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 45%; the most played move is 4…Nf6 (73%).
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4
- ECO
- C01
- Games between strong players
- 1,099
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4…Nf6 | 73% (804) | – | |
| 4…Bb4+ | 11% (120) | – | |
| 4…c6 | 5% (56) | – | |
| 4…Nc6 | 5% (54) | – | |
| 4…dxc4 | 3% (37) | – | |
| 4…Be6 | 1% (8) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from French Defense: Exchange Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5
More French Defense lines
- French Defense 99,820 games
- French Defense: Normal Variation 83,531 games
- French Defense: Paulsen Variation 37,893 games
- French Defense: Classical Variation 20,772 games
- French Defense: Tarrasch Variation 17,534 games
- French Defense: Advance Variation 16,826 games
- French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation 12,957 games
- French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack 12,083 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation 11,959 games
- French Defense: Steinitz Variation 10,175 games
- French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation 8,299 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 8,033 games
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