Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Classical Variation, Tartakower Variation C13
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ne4
41 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 24%, Black wins 39%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bxe7 | 32 | 34% 19% 47% | 2214 | 2025 |
| Nxe4 | 8 | 50% 38% | 2347 | 2024 |
| Be3 | 1 | 100% | 1998 | 2012 |
Top games
| Demchenko, A2597–Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian2661 | 1-0 | 45th Olympiad 2024 | 2024 |
| Zilka, S2600–Bartel, Mat2621 | 0-1 | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2023 | 2023 |
| Zilka, S2609–Kozak, Adam2578 | 1-0 | TCh-AUT 2023-24 | 2023 |
| Berg, E2581–Hovhanisian, M2470 | 1-0 | 10th BPB Limburg Open | 2016 |
| Ehmann, Thilo2402–Graf, A2543 | ½-½ | 94th ch-GER 2023 | 2023 |
| Boguslavskyy, O2441–Fish, G2466 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2014-15 | 2014 |
| Iljiushenok, I2539–Derjabin, I2345 | 0-1 | ch-RUS Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Avila Pavas, Santiago2499–Raahul, V S2319 | 1-0 | Serbia Open 2023 | 2023 |
| Holland, J2252–Petrov, N2566 | ½-½ | Srdja Dragasevic Mem 2024 | 2024 |
| Zilka, S2615–Turayev, Shahruh2183 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
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