French Defense: Classical, 4.Bg5, MacCutcheon Variation (4…Bb4) and Other Continuations
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5
Main Transpositions
Most Popular
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 (552/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 (681/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 (682/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 (774/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 (804/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 (1223/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 (1230/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 (1451/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 (5301/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
TCEC Games
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Qf4 Qc7 (88cp, 0/M, TCEC +2=6-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 (8cp, 334/M, TCEC +1=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 Kf8 (26cp, 212/M, TCEC +1=4-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 (7cp, 774/M, TCEC +3=5-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Nfd7 (88cp, 27/M, TCEC +5=4-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. Qg4 g6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nxc3 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. h4 (-119cp, 12/M, TCEC +2=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. Qg4 g6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nxc3 10. Bd3 Nc6 (119cp, 14/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. Qg4 Kf8 (0cp, 50/M, TCEC +2=4-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bc1 Ne4 7. Qg4 g6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bd3 cxd4 (53cp, 1/M, TCEC +1=5-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bc1 Ne4 (2cp, 74/M, TCEC +1=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. Ne2 dxe4 6. a3 Be7 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Nxe4 b6 (23cp, 15/M, TCEC +2=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 (6cp, 1451/M, TCEC +3=6-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
Biased Popular Lines
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. h4 Nc6 12. Nf3 Qa5 13. Qf4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Bd7 (98cp, -13cp; 12/M, 86%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. h4 Nc6 12. Nf3 Qa5 13. Qf4 cxd4 (85cp, -63cp; 16/M, 70%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. Nf3 Nc6 (67cp, -59cp; 16/M, 31%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Bd3 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 c5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O Qa5 12. Rfd1 (84cp, -86cp; 8/M, 58%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Bb4 c5 9. dxc5 (246cp, -246cp; 9/M, 30%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Nfd7 (96cp, -90cp; 27/M, 3%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. Qg4 g6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bd3 Nxc3 (111cp, -110cp; 9/M, 23%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. Qg4 g6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nxc3 10. Bd3 Nc6 (121cp, -103cp; 14/M, 59%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. Qg4 g5 (83cp, -83cp; 8/M, 6%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. exf6 hxg5 7. fxg7 Rg8 8. Qh5 Qf6 9. Nf3 (125cp, -109cp; 16/M, 71%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bc1 Ne4 7. Qg4 g6 8. Ne2 c5 9. a3 Ba5 (97cp, -80cp; 9/M, 34%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 gxf6 (90cp, -79cp; 7/M, 40%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
Lines with Disagreement to Human Master Play
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. h4 Nc6 12. Nf3 Qa5 13. Qf4 cxd4 (85cp, -63cp; 16/M, 70%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. h4 c4 12. Be2 Nd7 (94cp, -81cp; 5/M, 51%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Bd3 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 c5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O Qa5 12. Rfd1 (84cp, -86cp; 8/M, 58%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Bc1 c5 (60cp, -54cp; 7/M, 67%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Bb4 c5 9. dxc5 (246cp, -246cp; 9/M, 30%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. Qg4 g6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bd3 Nxc3 (111cp, -110cp; 9/M, 23%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. Qg4 g6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nxc3 10. Bd3 Nc6 (121cp, -103cp; 14/M, 59%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bd3 Qa5 (85cp, -84cp; 5/M, 26%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. exf6 hxg5 7. fxg7 Rg8 8. Qh5 Qf6 9. Nf3 (125cp, -109cp; 16/M, 71%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bc1 Ne4 7. Qg4 g6 8. Ne2 c5 9. a3 Ba5 (97cp, -80cp; 9/M, 34%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 gxf6 (90cp, -79cp; 7/M, 40%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
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