Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Classical Variation C14
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7
1,194 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 28%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f4 | 959 | 46% 29% 26% | 2152 | 2026 |
| Nb5 | 66 | 48% 30% 21% | 2143 | 2026 |
| Qd2 | 60 | 58% 27% 15% | 2191 | 2026 |
| Qg4 | 51 | 51% 20% 29% | 2010 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 30 | 27% 33% 40% | 1930 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 13 | 46% 23% 31% | 1955 | 2024 |
| Qh5 | 10 | 30% 40% 30% | 2076 | 2025 |
| a3 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1919 | 2022 |
| Nh3 | 1 | 100% | 1831 | 2022 |
| Bb5 | 1 | 100% | 1803 | 2014 |
Top games
| Duda, J2738–Korobov, A2683 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Sychev, K2531–Erigaisi, Arjun2778 | 0-1 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2024 |
| Xiong, Jeffery2663–Akobian, V2625 | ½-½ | 63rd ch-USA 2019 | 2019 |
| Djukic, Ni2572–Nisipeanu, Ld2670 | 0-1 | 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 | 2019 |
| Robson, R2620–Akobian, V2616 | 1-0 | Chicago Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Fressinet, L2652–Buhmann, R2568 | 0-1 | 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 | 2019 |
| Muzychuk, A2555–Hou Yifan2661 | ½-½ | 41st Olympiad Women 2014 | 2014 |
| Ponkratov, P2605–Rakhmanov, Ale2602 | 0-1 | FIDE World Rapid 2013 | 2013 |
| Stukopin, A2544–Zvjaginsev, V2653 | ½-½ | 15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014 | 2014 |
| Geller, J2504–Riazantsev, A2688 | 0-1 | 21st TCh-RUS 2014 | 2014 |
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