Chess openings / Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open
Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open (B40) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4. In 30,193 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 15% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 4.Nxd4 (97%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- ECO
- B40
- Games between strong players
- 30,193
- To move
- White
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.Nxd4 | 97% (29,182) | – | |
| 4.c3 | 1% (365) | Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred | |
| 4.Qxd4 | 1% (329) | – | |
| 4.Bg5 | 1% (301) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: French Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
- Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation 11,183 games
- Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation 9,911 games
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal 8,833 games
- Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Szén Variation 560 games
- Sicilian Defense: Paulsen-Basman Defense 416 games
- Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred 394 games
- Sicilian Defense: Kveinis Variation 133 games
More Sicilian Defense lines
- Sicilian Defense 307,447 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 106,774 games
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 69,131 games
- Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian 62,139 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 48,946 games
- Sicilian Defense: Closed 29,862 games
- Sicilian Defense: Open 27,951 games
- Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 24,896 games
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 16,544 games
- Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation 16,215 games
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack 16,181 games
- Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation 14,818 games
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