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C11: French defence

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

French defence

C11 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 35294
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
39.3% 32.4% 28.3%

Played frequently by:

White  
Friso Nijboer 64 games
Peter Leko 50 games
Emanuel Lasker 49 games
Black  
Sergey Volkov 173 games
Mikhail Gurevich 165 games
Igor Glek 136 games

Possible continuations:

4. Bg5  19273
39.3 % 32.7 % 28 %
4. e5  14498
40 % 31.8 % 28.2 %
4. exd5  986
28.8 % 40.9 % 30.3 %
4. Bd3  446
36.5 % 26 % 37.4 %
4. f3  27
22.2 % 18.5 % 59.3 %
4. Be3  21
38.1 % 23.8 % 38.1 %
4. Qd3  14
35.7 % 35.7 % 28.6 %
4. Nf3  12
16.7 % 83.3 %
4. Bb5+  4
25 % 25 % 50 %
4. Bf4  4
25 % 50 % 25 %
4. a3  3
33.3 % 66.7 %
4. g3  2
50 % 50 %