Openings/French Defense
French Defense C00
1. e4 e6
109,232 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 30%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4 | 95,087 | 40% 30% 30% | 2216 | 2026 |
| d3 | 6,626 | 42% 24% 34% | 2156 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 2,668 | 35% 22% 42% | 2088 | 2026 |
| Qe2 | 1,978 | 46% 25% 29% | 2196 | 2026 |
| b3 | 990 | 39% 23% 38% | 2110 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 797 | 34% 24% 42% | 2092 | 2026 |
| c4 | 395 | 38% 22% 39% | 2044 | 2026 |
| f4 | 379 | 41% 25% 34% | 2168 | 2026 |
| g3 | 114 | 43% 24% 33% | 2119 | 2026 |
| e5 | 67 | 31% 25% 43% | 2052 | 2025 |
| c3 | 44 | 32% 27% 41% | 2134 | 2025 |
| a3 | 25 | 28% 28% 44% | 2035 | 2025 |
| Bc4 | 22 | 77% | 1878 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 15 | 33% 33% 33% | 2154 | 2025 |
| Bb5 | 11 | 55% 36% | 2115 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2217 | 2025 |
| Ne2 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1956 | 2024 |
| Nh3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2170 | 2018 |
| b4 | 2 | 100% | 2080 | 2014 |
| Qg4 | 1 | 100% | 2529 | 2023 |
| Ke2 | 1 | 100% | 1862 | 2022 |
| Na3 | 1 | 100% | 2084 | 2017 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2875–Grischuk, A2775 | 1-0 | 7th Norway Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2882–Rapport, R2747 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Giri, A2760–Carlsen, M2864 | 0-1 | FTX Crypto Cup 2022 | 2022 |
| Giri, A2764–Carlsen, M2859 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2778–Carlsen, M2843 | ½-½ | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Caruana, F2807 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2773–Carlsen, M2843 | 1-0 | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Carlsen, M2843–Caruana, F2773 | 1-0 | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Kramnik, V2808–Caruana, F2808 | 0-1 | 5th Norway Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2764–Carlsen, M2853 | 1-0 | 11th Norway Chess 2023 | 2023 |
French Defense variations
Banzai-Leong GambitC00Horwitz AttackC00King's Indian AttackC00La Bourdonnais VariationC00Normal VariationC00Réti-Spielmann AttackC00Steiner VariationC00Steinitz AttackC00Bird InvitationC00Chigorin VariationC00Knight VariationC00Queen's KnightC00French DefenseC00Baeuerle GambitC00Franco-Hiva GambitC00Franco-Sicilian DefenseC00King's Indian Attack, Franco-Hiva GambitC00St. George DefenseC00Knight Variation, Franco-Hiva GambitC00Mediterranean DefenseC00Diemer-Duhm GambitC00St. George Defense, Three Pawn AttackC00Advance VariationC02Alapin GambitC00