Openings/French Defense

French Defense C00

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5

95,740 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 30%, Black wins 30%

Analyse

Moves

95,740 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
Nc340,230
42%
30%
28%
2247
Nd230,656
41%
32%
27%
2219
e513,803
41%
25%
34%
2188
exd58,464
24%
38%
38%
2145
Bd32,502
41%
29%
30%
2180
Be343
40%
23%
37%
1939
c424
25%
25%
50%
2064
f36
17%
33%
50%
1987
Nf33
100%
2163
Bd22
100%
2245
Qf32
100%
2382
Bb5+2
50%
50%
1800
Ne21
100%
1645
Qd31
100%
2194
Bf41
100%
2078

Top games

Aronian, L2775–Carlsen, M2872½-½2019
Karjakin, Sergey2750–Carlsen, M28821-02019
Giri, A2760–Carlsen, M28640-12022
Giri, A2764–Carlsen, M28590-12022
Karjakin, Sergey2778–Carlsen, M2843½-½2012
Kasparov, G2812–Caruana, F28070-12017
Caruana, F2773–Carlsen, M28431-02012
Kramnik, V2808–Caruana, F28080-12017
Caruana, F2764–Carlsen, M28531-02023
So, W2760–Carlsen, M2853½-½2023

French Defense variations

French DefenseC00Banzai-Leong GambitC00Horwitz AttackC00King's Indian AttackC00La Bourdonnais VariationC00Normal VariationC00Réti-Spielmann AttackC00Steiner VariationC00Steinitz AttackC00Bird InvitationC00Chigorin VariationC00Knight VariationC00Queen's KnightC00Baeuerle 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