Openings/French Defense
French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Tartakower Variation C12
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Nfd7
24 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 17%, Black wins 38%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qg4 | 19 | 42% 21% 37% | 2048 | 2025 |
| f4 | 2 | 100% | 2040 | 2025 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 2192 | 2015 |
| Bd3 | 1 | 100% | 2225 | 2019 |
| Nf3 | 1 | 100% | 1975 | 2019 |
Top games
| Gdanski, J2493–Luba, L2143 | 0-1 | PGNiG Polish Bydgoszcz Pr | 2021 |
| Novichkov, Val2380–Sechin, A2199 | 0-1 | TCh-Moscow 2012 | 2012 |
| Seitaj, I2354–Suhogerlla, Xhevat2128 | ½-½ | TCh-Kosovo 2019 | 2019 |
| Ilchev, P2113–Galunov, T2342 | 0-1 | Old Capital Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Pingin, Artem2085–Nie, Xinyang2366 | 0-1 | Chigorin Memorial 2019 | 2019 |
| Ardian, Jashari2304–Dushi, Burim2080 | 0-1 | Prishtina Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Lohia, Sohum2367–Perez Ruiz, S1989 | 1-0 | 50th Seville Open 2025 | 2025 |
| Gijsen, William2144–Mach, Petr2205 | 1-0 | 21st Prague Open 2023 | 2023 |
| Larsson, A22260–Gonzalez Cuervo, E2049 | 0-1 | 21st Sant Marti Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Djuric, S2255–Przybylka, D1998 | 0-1 | Adolf Anderssen Mem 2025 | 2025 |
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