Sicilian Defense: French Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6
Main Transpositions
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 to 2. .. d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6
Most Popular
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 (3564/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 (5249/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 (4303/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 (11001/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 (5463/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 (6216/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 (25121/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 (25285/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 (25458/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 (3046/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 (34497/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
Biased Popular Lines
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O b5 (195cp, -194cp; 46/M, 9%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 b5 (91cp, -90cp; 81/M, 13%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O d6 (102cp, -100cp; 44/M, 21%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 d6 (71cp, -63cp; 77/M, 11%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O d6 (128cp, -128cp; 32/M, 81%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Re1 d6 (289cp, -51cp; 44/M, 146%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O Nf6 (238cp, -128cp; 39/M, 53%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Qc7 (110cp, -110cp; 75/M, 54%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Ne7 (79cp, -72cp; 30/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 g6 (71cp, -43cp; 217/M, 48%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 Be7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 (67cp, -36cp; 47/M, 47%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 Nbd7 9. f4 Be7 (67cp, -51cp; 31/M, 62%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3 Qc7 (75cp, -34cp; 49/M, 39%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Qc7 8. Nc3 Nbd7 (143cp, -68cp; 39/M, 52%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Qc7 (75cp, -37cp; 71/M, 21%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 g6 (91cp, -53cp; 64/M, 19%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Bd7 (78cp, -40cp; 39/M, 12%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Nbd7 (65cp, -27cp; 37/M, 11%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 b5 (71cp, -55cp; 83/M, 51%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Qg4 g6 8. Qe2 d6 (75cp, -29cp; 143/M, 94%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Nc3 d6 (74cp, -36cp; 39/M, 73%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. O-O Qc7 (77cp, -53cp; 33/M, 29%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O d5 (69cp, -18cp; 50/M, 62%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 b5 (71cp, -56cp; 55/M, 1%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 b6 8. Be3 Bb7 9. f3 d6 10. Be2 Be7 (81cp, -22cp; 50/M, 70%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 b6 8. Be3 Bb7 9. f3 d6 10. Be2 Nbd7 (97cp, -38cp; 37/M, 52%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 b6 8. Be3 Bb7 9. f3 d6 (78cp, -46cp; 73/M, 57%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 d6 (77cp, -47cp; 45/M, 14%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Rc1 b6 (120cp, -38cp; 32/M, 60%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Rc1 Nbd7 (146cp, -64cp; 30/M, 57%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 (82cp, -43cp; 89/M, 70%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Nbd7 (90cp, -51cp; 31/M, 24%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O Qc7 9. Be3 Nbd7 (143cp, -61cp; 34/M, 51%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O Qc7 (82cp, -23cp; 53/M, 41%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O Nc6 (75cp, -16cp; 38/M, 29%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Qc7 (92cp, -33cp; 62/M, 27%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nc6 (75cp, -16cp; 41/M, 18%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nc6 (85cp, -77cp; 37/M, 3%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 (127cp, -60cp; 29/M, 26%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Qg4 O-O (215cp, -153cp; 30/M, 46%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Ne4 (288cp, -221cp; 33/M, 14%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 (67cp, -66cp; 486/M, 8%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 (138cp, -137cp; 100/M, 1%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Qb6 (190cp, -189cp; 49/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 (73cp, -71cp; 311/M, 1%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qb6 (84cp, -18cp; 36/M, 99%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 (66cp, -64cp; 230/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. c3 d6 (118cp, -119cp; 32/M, 18%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5 (77cp, -76cp; 94/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 a6 (74cp, -73cp; 49/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 Nf6 (160cp, -159cp; 30/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 (79cp, -47cp; 31/M, 98%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 (87cp, -71cp; 44/M, 19%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 b6 (75cp, -74cp; 31/M, 1%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
Lines with Disagreement to Human Master Play
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Bb4 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. f3 d5 9. Bd3 (300cp, -283cp; 25/M, 46%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. f4 d6 (76cp, -76cp; 27/M, 28%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O d6 (102cp, -100cp; 44/M, 21%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O d6 (128cp, -128cp; 32/M, 81%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Re1 d6 (289cp, -51cp; 44/M, 146%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O Nf6 (238cp, -128cp; 39/M, 53%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Qc7 (110cp, -110cp; 75/M, 54%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. Nc3 b5 (78cp, -70cp; 23/M, 36%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. c4 b6 8. Nc3 Bb7 (200cp, -168cp; 29/M, 124%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3 Qc7 9. Be3 Nbd7 (143cp, -68cp; 27/M, 80%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Qc7 8. Nc3 Nbd7 (143cp, -68cp; 39/M, 52%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 b6 8. Nc3 Bb7 9. Qe2 Qc7 (233cp, -188cp; 23/M, 93%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 O-O (145cp, -145cp; 24/M, 80%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Rc1 Nbd7 (146cp, -64cp; 30/M, 57%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O Qc7 9. Be3 Nbd7 (143cp, -61cp; 34/M, 51%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Be7 8. Be3 Qc7 (132cp, -89cp; 29/M, 47%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Bd2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. Qg4 O-O (246cp, -178cp; 21/M, 46%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Bd2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. Qg4 g6 (130cp, -62cp; 21/M, 44%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 (127cp, -60cp; 29/M, 26%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Qg4 O-O (215cp, -153cp; 30/M, 46%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Qg4 Nxc3 (288cp, -226cp; 21/M, 33%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
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