Openings/French Defense
French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Duras Variation C12
1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. Bc1
11 tournament games from this position · White wins 55%, draws 27%, Black wins 18%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5 | 11 | 55% 27% 18% | 2216 | 2023 |
Top games
| Vishnu, P2435–Antic, De2506 | 1-0 | 2nd Isthmia Open A | 2012 |
| Valles Moreno, I2417–Plazuelo Pascual, Juan2302 | ½-½ | 4th Oliver Gonzalez Mem | 2015 |
| Hrabusa, M2357–Polasek, J2331 | ½-½ | TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad | 2018 |
| Radovanovic, D2337–Jovanovic, Boj22190 | 1-0 | Silver Lake Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Jakubiec, E2196–Van Osch, Mees2320 | ½-½ | 28th Cracovia Open A | 2017 |
| Zakaryan, David2305–Tomilova, E2209 | 1-0 | Kerkinitida Cup Blitz | 2023 |
| Niedermeier, T2262–Gauss, G2176 | 1-0 | TCh-AUT 2nd West 2015-16 | 2015 |
| Kearns, C2134–Sroka, Dir2088 | 0-1 | HEM Master Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Selimovic, Amir1945–Konjicanin, M2166 | 0-1 | 8th Ekrem Galijatovic Mem | 2022 |
| Stark, I2161–Grosse Honebrink, B1886 | 1-0 | Lichtenberger Sommer 2017 | 2017 |
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