Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation C01
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4
1,290 tournament games from this position · White wins 33%, draws 31%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 943 | 32% 31% 37% | 2162 | 2026 |
| Bb4+ | 190 | 33% 32% 35% | 2131 | 2026 |
| c6 | 77 | 53% 26% 21% | 1979 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 39 | 33% 21% 46% | 2133 | 2025 |
| dxc4 | 28 | 46% 25% 29% | 2020 | 2026 |
| Be6 | 7 | 29% 43% 29% | 1791 | 2025 |
| Bd6 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2085 | 2021 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 1665 | 2025 |
| Qe7+ | 1 | 100% | 1865 | 2023 |
Top games
| Safarli, E2660–Vitiugov, N2734 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Rakhmanov, Ale2653–Bacrot, E2725 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Rakhmanov, Ale2653–Cheparinov, I2710 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Morozevich, A2683–Rakhmanov, Ale2662 | 0-1 | ch-RUS Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Rakhmanov, Ale2653–Riazantsev, A2650 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Rakhmanov, Ale2653–Melkumyan, H2633 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Fridman, D2626–Najer, E2661 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Safarli, E2660–Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son2625 | 0-1 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Rakhmanov, Ale2655–Lupulescu, C2628 | 1-0 | TCh-CAT Gp1 2018 | 2018 |
| Rakhmanov, Ale2620–Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son2645 | 1-0 | Olympic Esports Final | 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