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Position after 3…Nf6 ECO C11
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1.e4 1…e6 2.d4 2…d5 3.Nc3 3…Nf6
◇ start 1.e4 1…e6 2.d4 2…d5 3.Nc3 3…Nf6
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French Defense · C11

French Defense: Classical Variation

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In master play

31,262 games
White 33.3% Draw 45.5% Black 21.1%

Continuations

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  1. 4.Bg5 11,043 g.
    • C11 Classical Variation, Burn Variation 6,463
    • C14 Classical Variation, Alapin Variation 87
    • C13 Classical Variation, Frankfurt Variation 49
    • C13 Classical Variation, Normal Variation 3,928
    • + 7 more
  2. 4.e5 17,563 g.
    • C11 Classical Variation, Shirov-Anand Variation 1,216
    • C11 Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation 16,347
  3. 4.Bd3 172 g. Classical Variation, Swiss Variation
  4. 4.exd5 430 g. Classical Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation
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