French Defense: Main Line
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5
Main Transpositions
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 (817/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 (1117/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 (1119/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 (714/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 (1845/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 (1959/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
TCEC Games
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3 c5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O c4 (19cp, 6/M, TCEC +0=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3 c5 (14cp, 362/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3 Nb6 (81cp, 13/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. h4 (-60cp, 7/M, TCEC +1=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. O-O-O Nb6 (78cp, 25/M, TCEC +5=2-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O c4 (57cp, 6/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 (37cp, 223/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Qd2 c5 (2cp, 35/M, TCEC +1=2-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 Nb6 8. Nf3 Bd7 (59cp, 9/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 (20cp, 1117/M, TCEC +1=7-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Qg4 Bxg5 8. hxg5 c5 (156cp, 39/M, TCEC +2=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Qg4 Bxg5 8. Qxg5 Qxg5 (98cp, 0/M, TCEC +1=3-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Qg4 g6 (94cp, 2/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 (83cp, 182/M, TCEC +3=3-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3 Qe7 9. Qg4 g6 (39cp, 23/M, TCEC +3=5-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3 Qe7 9. Qg4 (-39cp, 39/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3 Qe7 (53cp, 97/M, TCEC +4=2-2). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nb5 Qd8 9. Qg4 g6 10. Nf3 a6 (17cp, 1/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 (9cp, 158/M, TCEC +0=6-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 h6 7. Be3 c5 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. f4 (-58cp, 3/M, TCEC +3=3-2). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 h6 7. Be3 c5 8. Qg4 (-17cp, 27/M, TCEC +2=6-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 h6 (24cp, 136/M, TCEC +2=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Bxe7 Kxe7 8. f4 Qb6 (76cp, 9/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Bxe7 Kxe7 (77cp, 53/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Nb5 O-O 9. Nc7 (-167cp, 17/M, TCEC +2=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Bxe7 (-82cp, 88/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 (82cp, 125/M, TCEC +3=7-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 O-O (186cp, 43/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Nc6 7. Qd2 Nb6 8. O-O-O h6 (96cp, 0/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 (-7cp, 714/M, TCEC +0=4-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ne4 6. Bxe7 Nxc3 (94cp, 15/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxg5 (78cp, 12/M, TCEC +1=3-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ne4 (78cp, 71/M, TCEC +2=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ng8 6. Be3 b6 (103cp, 19/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ng8 (94cp, 41/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
Biased Popular Lines
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3 b6 (70cp, -56cp; 20/M, 5%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3 Nb6 (83cp, -69cp; 13/M, 3%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3 O-O (124cp, -110cp; 13/M, 3%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. O-O-O Nb6 (82cp, -58cp; 25/M, 85%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 f6 11. exf6 Qxf6 (119cp, -87cp; 14/M, 83%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 c5 (187cp, -169cp; 56/M, 6%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 Nb6 (75cp, -57cp; 15/M, 1%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nf3 c5 (136cp, -136cp; 12/M, 23%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qg4 f5 (123cp, -122cp; 9/M, 19%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Qg4 Bxg5 8. hxg5 c5 (156cp, -7cp; 39/M, 72%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Qg4 Bxg5 (149cp, -31cp; 55/M, 38%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Qg4 f5 (198cp, -80cp; 26/M, 18%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Qg4 Kf8 (151cp, -33cp; 22/M, 15%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 (118cp, -109cp; 182/M, 25%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3 Qe7 9. Nf4 g6 (66cp, -64cp; 9/M, 20%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3 Qe7 9. Qg4 f5 (89cp, -59cp; 10/M, 27%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Nb5 O-O (148cp, -16cp; 19/M, 60%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 (132cp, -53cp; 35/M, 39%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Nb5 f6 8. exf6 (152cp, 0cp; 7/M, 54%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Nb5 (143cp, -222cp; 26/M, 21%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 (79cp, -70cp; 125/M, 17%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 O-O (187cp, -178cp; 43/M, 6%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Nc6 (78cp, -69cp; 40/M, 5%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 f6 (130cp, -121cp; 17/M, 2%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ne4 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8. c3 O-O (83cp, -67cp; 8/M, 56%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ne4 6. Bxe7 Nxc3 (82cp, -45cp; 15/M, 31%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxg5 (73cp, -36cp; 12/M, 59%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ng8 6. Be3 b6 (105cp, -18cp; 19/M, 79%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ng8 (87cp, -71cp; 41/M, 2%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
Lines with Disagreement to Human Master Play
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. O-O-O Nb6 (82cp, -58cp; 25/M, 85%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 f6 11. exf6 Qxf6 (119cp, -87cp; 14/M, 83%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nf3 c5 (136cp, -136cp; 12/M, 23%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 (118cp, -109cp; 182/M, 25%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3 Qe7 9. Qg4 f5 (89cp, -59cp; 10/M, 27%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 (132cp, -53cp; 35/M, 39%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Nb5 f6 8. Bd3 (202cp, -50cp; 5/M, 36%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Nb5 (143cp, -222cp; 26/M, 21%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
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