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C11: French, Steinitz variation

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5

French, Steinitz variation

C11 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 14497
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
40% 31.8% 28.2%

Played frequently by:

White  
Friso Nijboer 60 games
Victor Bologan 32 games
Sergey Karjakin 30 games
Black  
Sergey Volkov 75 games
Mikhail Gurevich 61 games
Igor Glek 58 games

Possible continuations:

4... Nfd7  14200
39.8 % 31.9 % 28.2 %
4... Ne4  221
51.1 % 22.2 % 26.7 %
4... Ng8  72
45.8 % 30.6 % 23.6 %