Editing French Defence (section)

======Burn Variation: 4...dxe4 <span class="anchor" id="Burn Variation"></span>======
Named after [[Amos Burn]], the Burn Variation is the most common reply at the top level. 4...dxe4 5.Nxe4 and usually there now follows: 5...Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Nf3 Nd7 or 7...0-0, resulting in a position resembling those arising from the Rubinstein Variation. Here Black has the bishop pair, however, with greater dynamic chances (although White's knight is well placed on e4), so this line is more popular than the Rubinstein and has long been a favourite of [[Evgeny Bareev]]. Black can also try 5...Be7 6.Bxf6 gxf6, as played by [[Alexander Morozevich]] and [[Gregory Kaidanov]]; by following up with ...f5 and ...Bf6, Black obtains active piece play in return for his shattered pawn structure. Another line that resembles the Rubinstein is 5...Nbd7 6.Nf3 Be7 (6...h6 is also tried) 7.Nxf6+ Bxf6.