Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Classical Variation, Pollock Variation C14
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qg4
51 tournament games from this position · White wins 51%, draws 20%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 28 | 50% 21% 29% | 2060 | 2026 |
| f5 | 11 | 45% 18% 36% | 2022 | 2024 |
| g6 | 4 | 50% 50% | 1969 | 2024 |
| Kf8 | 4 | 50% 50% | 1814 | 2021 |
| f6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1940 | 2024 |
| Rg8 | 1 | 100% | 1671 | 2022 |
Top games
| Ibarra Jerez, Jc2559–Moreno Trujillo, A2485 | 1-0 | ch-ESP Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Dubnevych, Maksym2350–Gumularz, Szymon2613 | 0-1 | Grand Prix PlusCity Rapid | 2026 |
| Gavilan Diaz, M2287–Anton Guijarro, D2631 | ½-½ | 5th ch-Iberoamericano 2014 | 2014 |
| Ibarra Jerez, Jc2523–Iagar, R2142 | 1-0 | 20th Montcada Open | 2012 |
| Vega Gutierrez, B2119–Ulibin, M2498 | ½-½ | I Centro Goya Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Ibarra Jerez, Jc2559–Cubas Pons, Ju2034 | 1-0 | ch-ESP Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Redondo Benavente, Jose Carlos2206–Ladron de Guevara Pinto, P2369 | 0-1 | 81st ch-ESP 2016 | 2016 |
| Van Dael, Siem2345–Gugan G2126 | 0-1 | 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 | 2022 |
| Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia, Daniel2171–Luque Saiz, Andres2286 | ½-½ | Gran Hotel Bali Open A | 2022 |
| Guerra Rivera, Salvador2350–Carbonell Sancho, Marc2087 | 1-0 | 45th La Roda Open 2018 | 2018 |
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