Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal Variation C13
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7
2,454 tournament games from this position · White wins 48%, draws 25%, Black wins 27%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 2,319 | 48% 25% 27% | 2154 | 2026 |
| Bxf6 | 93 | 39% 24% 38% | 2082 | 2025 |
| exd5 | 34 | 38% 29% 32% | 2090 | 2025 |
| Nf3 | 4 | 25% 75% | 1873 | 2023 |
| Bd3 | 2 | 100% | 1964 | 2024 |
| Bb5+ | 1 | 100% | 1802 | 2013 |
| Qd3 | 1 | 100% | 2264 | 2016 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2757–Hou Yifan2673 | 1-0 | 77th Tata Steel GpA | 2015 |
| Duda, J2738–Korobov, A2683 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Sychev, K2531–Erigaisi, Arjun2778 | 0-1 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2024 |
| Huschenbeth, N2612–Korobov, A2688 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2020 | 2020 |
| Yu Yangyi2675–Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son2621 | ½-½ | Asian Nations Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| Najer, E2633–Zvjaginsev, V2659 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Xiong, Jeffery2663–Akobian, V2625 | ½-½ | 63rd ch-USA 2019 | 2019 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2697–Rakhmanov, Ale2588 | ½-½ | CECLUB Div1 Final Ascenso 2012 | 2012 |
| Maze, S2602–Nisipeanu, Ld2674 | 0-1 | Bundesliga 2018-19 | 2019 |
| Sadhwani, Raunak2611–Morozevich, A2659 | 0-1 | Crocus City Stars Blitz | 2022 |
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