Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Main Line C11
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 O-O
223 tournament games from this position · White wins 52%, draws 29%, Black wins 20%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qd2 | 79 | 52% 29% 19% | 2169 | 2026 |
| c3 | 73 | 55% 25% 21% | 2049 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 19 | 47% 26% 26% | 2127 | 2025 |
| Qd3 | 16 | 50% 38% | 2157 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 15 | 47% 27% 27% | 2339 | 2023 |
| Nxf6+ | 10 | 40% 50% | 2213 | 2025 |
| Be2 | 4 | 25% 50% 25% | 2095 | 2026 |
| Qe2 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2182 | 2025 |
| g3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2302 | 2025 |
| h4 | 2 | 100% | 1777 | 2022 |
Top games
| Inarkiev, E2675–Lysyj, I2700 | 1-0 | Moscow Open A 2015 | 2015 |
| Grandelius, N2644–Lupulescu, C2631 | 0-1 | 20th European Teams | 2015 |
| Van Kampen, R2615–Shankland, S2652 | 0-1 | 77th Tata Steel GpB | 2015 |
| Shaposhnikov, E2545–Lysyj, I2663 | 0-1 | 69th ch-RUS HL 2016 | 2016 |
| Savchenko, B2607–Popov, Iv Rus2596 | 1-0 | 70th Moscow Blitz | 2016 |
| Geller, J2472–Lysyj, I2700 | ½-½ | Moscow Open A 2015 | 2015 |
| Pridorozhni, A2563–Ponkratov, P2604 | ½-½ | 11th Ugra Governor's Cup | 2015 |
| Beerdsen, Thomas2496–Bluebaum, M2668 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2023-24 | 2023 |
| Looshnikov, N2463–Lysyj, I2668 | ½-½ | Igor Kurnosov Mem Rapid | 2016 |
| Tomczak, J2633–Neef, M2479 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2018-19 | 2019 |
French Defense variations
French DefenseC00Banzai-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 VariationC02