Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Morozevich Line C11
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6
1,604 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 31%, Black wins 32%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 1,100 | 35% 33% 33% | 2272 | 2026 |
| Qd2 | 237 | 40% 30% 30% | 2394 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 90 | 54% 28% 18% | 2336 | 2026 |
| Qd3 | 68 | 37% 35% 28% | 2326 | 2026 |
| g3 | 47 | 40% 26% 34% | 2237 | 2026 |
| c3 | 23 | 30% 30% 39% | 2281 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 13 | 31% 23% 46% | 2324 | 2022 |
| c4 | 13 | 38% 23% 38% | 2317 | 2023 |
| Bd3 | 6 | 33% 17% 50% | 2230 | 2025 |
| Ne2 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2285 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1767 | 2021 |
| f4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2235 | 2018 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2760–Nepomniachtchi, I2792 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2021 | 2021 |
| Ivanchuk, V2738–Navara, D2737 | 1-0 | Cez Trophy 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2784–Vidit, S2651 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Naiditsch, A2682–Harikrishna, P2737 | 0-1 | PokerStars IoM Masters | 2015 |
| Aronian, L2722–Sevian, Samuel2697 | 1-0 | American Cup Champ | 2024 |
| Grandelius, N2649–Harikrishna, P2763 | ½-½ | 4th Norway Chess 2016 | 2016 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2708–Edouard, R2674 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 | 2014 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2716–Morozevich, A2659 | 1-0 | Crocus City Stars Blitz | 2022 |
| Sadhwani, Raunak2627–Radjabov, T2747 | 0-1 | Crocus City Stars Blitz | 2023 |
| Sanal, V2601–Grischuk, A2764 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
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