1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3

French Defense: Advance, Paulsen Attack, Other Continuations

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3

Main Transpositions

Most Popular

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 (5347/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365

TCEC Games

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ (111cp, 109/M, TCEC +2=4-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nge7 7. Na3 Nf5 8. Nc2 Be7 9. Bd3 h6 (86cp, 0/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nge7 7. Na3 Nf5 8. Nc2 Bd7 (28cp, 18/M, TCEC +2=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Qb6 (81cp, 74/M, TCEC +2=4-2). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 f6 (34cp, 69/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 f5 (107cp, 11/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365

Biased Popular Lines

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Bd3 Ng6 (123cp, -117cp; 18/M, 14%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. Bd3 Qb6 (168cp, -54cp; 8/M, 21%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. Bd3 O-O (535cp, -421cp; 8/M, 20%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. Bd3 h6 (129cp, -15cp; 7/M, 19%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ (114cp, -96cp; 109/M, 33%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Qb6 7. Nc3 Nge7 (95cp, -15cp; 12/M, 32%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Qb6 7. b3 (123cp, -203cp; 30/M, 40%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Qb6 (80cp, -62cp; 74/M, 22%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bd7 (80cp, -62cp; 29/M, 9%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 f6 (72cp, -54cp; 15/M, 4%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 a6 (87cp, -69cp; 12/M, 3%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. Bd3 f6 (67cp, -51cp; 8/M, 16%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 c4 (91cp, -90cp; 14/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 f5 (113cp, -112cp; 11/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qa5 (81cp, -80cp; 11/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 b6 (93cp, -92cp; 11/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365

Lines with Disagreement to Human Master Play

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. Bd3 Qb6 (168cp, -54cp; 8/M, 21%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. Bd3 O-O (535cp, -421cp; 8/M, 20%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ (114cp, -96cp; 109/M, 33%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nge7 7. Na3 Nf5 8. Nc2 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O (209cp, -188cp; 5/M, 38%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nge7 7. Na3 Nf5 8. Nc2 Be7 9. Bd3 Qb6 (93cp, -72cp; 5/M, 37%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nge7 7. Nc3 a6 (122cp, -108cp; 6/M, 22%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Qb6 7. b3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Nxd4 9. Bxb4 (306cp, -183cp; 7/M, 42%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Qb6 7. b3 (123cp, -203cp; 30/M, 40%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Qb6 (80cp, -62cp; 74/M, 22%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bd7 7. Be3 Qb6 8. b3 (138cp, -166cp; 5/M, 101%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 f6 6. Bd3 Qc7 (83cp, -67cp; 6/M, 25%). More: dbcn ccoe c365

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