Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Classical Variation, Shirov-Anand Variation C11
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2
1,168 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 26%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5 | 1,160 | 45% 26% 28% | 2279 | 2026 |
| b6 | 5 | 80% 20% | 2298 | 2025 |
| b5 | 1 | 100% | 2239 | 2014 |
| f5 | 1 | 100% | 2047 | 2017 |
| Be7 | 1 | 100% | 2525 | 2026 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2832–Erigaisi, Arjun2778 | 1-0 | FIDE World Bl Team Final | 2024 |
| Caruana, F2805–Erigaisi, Arjun2801 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Carlsen, M2831–Nepomniachtchi, I2755 | 1-0 | CCT Final KO 2024 | 2024 |
| Carlsen, M2831–Nepomniachtchi, I2755 | 0-1 | World Blitz Final KO 2024 | 2024 |
| Caruana, F2776–Erigaisi, Arjun2782 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Chess 2025 | 2025 |
| Harikrishna, P2726–Caruana, F2828 | 1-0 | Champions Showdown Blitz | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2855–Fressinet, L2687 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Wang Hao2762–Grischuk, A2777 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2020 | 2021 |
| Gukesh, D2783–Ding Liren2728 | ½-½ | WCh 2024 | 2024 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2758–Vitiugov, N2747 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
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