Openings/French Defense
French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Lasker Variation C12
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3
903 tournament games from this position · White wins 35%, draws 30%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bxc3 | 783 | 36% 29% 35% | 2195 | 2026 |
| Bxc3 | 120 | 30% 33% 38% | 2162 | 2026 |
Top games
| Yu Yangyi2728–Fedoseev, Vl32688 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Inarkiev, E2693–Nepomniachtchi, I2707 | 0-1 | Siberian Bank Cup | 2012 |
| Kovalev, Vl2661–Lupulescu, C2643 | 0-1 | 22nd European Teams | 2019 |
| Mamedov, Nid2609–Shimanov, A2655 | ½-½ | Baku Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2637–Martirosyan, Haik M.2607 | ½-½ | 79th ch-ARM HL 2019 | 2019 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2626–Piorun, K2608 | 0-1 | 21st ch-EUR Indiv 2021 | 2021 |
| Van den Doel, E2564–Sadler, M2659 | ½-½ | 13th ROC Nova College | 2015 |
| Alexakis, Dimitris2543–Sadhwani, Raunak2676 | ½-½ | TCh-TUR Super League 2025 | 2025 |
| Istratescu, A2630–Buhmann, R2583 | ½-½ | TCh-SUI 2015 | 2015 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2596–Svane, Frederik2600 | 1-0 | Stepan Avagyan Mem 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