Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Classical Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation C11
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5
404 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 32%, Black wins 37%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd5 | 380 | 30% 32% 38% | 2197 | 2026 |
| Nxd5 | 24 | 50% 25% 25% | 2083 | 2026 |
Top games
| Yu Yangyi2763–Vitiugov, N2732 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Harikrishna, P2753–Wang Hao2717 | 0-1 | IMSA Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Short, N2678–Harikrishna, P2737 | ½-½ | PokerStars IoM Masters | 2015 |
| Short, N2681–Tikkanen, H2537 | ½-½ | 21st Sigeman & Co | 2013 |
| Short, N2707–Kindermann, S2493 | 1-0 | Trans-Europa-Schach-Express 2012 | 2012 |
| Rabiega, R2505–Korobov, A2695 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2021-22 | 2022 |
| Batchuluun, T2530–Adhiban, Baskaran2654 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Rapport, R2729–Krassowizkij, J2438 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2016-17 | 2017 |
| Grandelius, N2643–Castellanos Rodriguez, R2491 | ½-½ | European Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Vaishali, Rameshbabu2488–Salem, Ar2638 | ½-½ | 57th Biel GM2 Qual 2024 | 2024 |
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