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C14: French, classical, Alapin variation

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nb5

French, classical, Alapin variation

C14 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 305
Last Played: Sep 2025
Overall score:
51.8% 22.6% 25.6%

Played frequently by:

White  
Georg Marco 6 games
Emanuel Lasker 5 games
Jakov Geller 4 games
Black  
Geza Maroczy 8 games
Jackson Whipps Showalter 6 games
Simon Alapin 6 games

Possible continuations:

7... Nb6  207
50.7 % 24.6 % 24.6 %
7... Qd8  58
51.7 % 15.5 % 32.8 %
7... Nf8  17
52.9 % 23.5 % 23.5 %
7... Na6  10
50 % 30 % 20 %
7... Kd8  9
66.7 % 22.2 %
7... Qb4+  4
75 % 25 %