Openings/French Defense
French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Dr. Olland Variation C12
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bc1
297 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 28%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ne4 | 270 | 43% 29% 28% | 2272 | 2026 |
| Nfd7 | 22 | 32% 23% 45% | 2350 | 2023 |
| Bxc3+ | 5 | 80% 20% | 2201 | 2026 |
Top games
| Duda, J2671–Anton Guijarro, D2627 | 1-0 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 2016 |
| Naiditsch, A2702–Buhmann, R2564 | 0-1 | Bundesliga 2017-18 | 2018 |
| Kokarev, Dm2606–Morozevich, A2659 | ½-½ | Top 16 Russian Rapid GP | 2019 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2624–Volkov, Sergey12612 | 1-0 | 4th Al Ain Chess Classic | 2015 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2615–Grigoryan, Av2599 | 0-1 | 73rd ch-ARM 2013 | 2013 |
| Kasimdzhanov, R2700–Smerdon, D2513 | 1-0 | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Hansen, Eric2606–Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian2597 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Yemelin, V2568–Volkov, Sergey12623 | 1-0 | 16th Voronezh Master Open | 2012 |
| Hansen, Eric2559–Agdestein, S2627 | 1-0 | Gibraltar Masters 2014 | 2014 |
| Saric, Iv2671–Batchuluun, T2513 | 1-0 | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
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