Openings/French Defense
French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Bernstein Variation C12
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bh4
99 tournament games from this position · White wins 54%, draws 25%, Black wins 21%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g5 | 98 | 53% 26% 21% | 2270 | 2025 |
| Bxc3+ | 1 | 100% | 2233 | 2014 |
Top games
| Stukopin, A2572–Nakamura, Hi2816 | 0-1 | Millionaire Chess Op 2015 | 2015 |
| Popov, Iv Rus2596–Morozevich, A2683 | ½-½ | 70th Moscow Blitz | 2016 |
| Onischuk, V2630–Martirosyan, Haik M.2635 | 1-0 | 12th Asrian Memorial 2019 | 2019 |
| Onischuk, V2614–Volkov, Sergey12599 | 1-0 | 3rd Al Ain Chess Classic | 2014 |
| Kasimdzhanov, R2704–Graf, F2479 | 0-1 | Bundesliga 2015-16 | 2016 |
| Bartel, Mat2619–Piorun, K2529 | 1-0 | ch-POL 2013 | 2013 |
| Popov, Iv Rus2651–Demidov, M2498 | ½-½ | 21st TCh-RUS 2014 | 2014 |
| Bulmaga, I2446–Lagarde, Max2651 | 0-1 | Gibraltar Masters 2020 | 2020 |
| Kovchan, A2576–Arun Prasad, S2502 | ½-½ | 31st Cappelle Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Kovchan, A2576–Adla, D2451 | ½-½ | 42nd La Roda Open 2015 | 2015 |
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