Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Mediterranean Defense C00
1. e4 e6 2. d4 Nf6
34 tournament games from this position · White wins 71%, draws 15%, Black wins 15%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 17 | 82% | 1995 | 2024 |
| Nc3 | 8 | 75% 25% | 2031 | 2025 |
| Bd3 | 5 | 80% 20% | 1894 | 2025 |
| Bg5 | 2 | 100% | 2026 | 2018 |
| Nf3 | 1 | 100% | 2255 | 2019 |
| f3 | 1 | 100% | 2084 | 2012 |
Top games
| Lugovskoy, M2367–Yeletsky, Ivan2460 | 1-0 | ch-RUS Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Karthik, V42479–Saravanan, V12325 | 0-1 | 12th Chennai Open 2020 | 2020 |
| Khumalo, Keith2148–Barrish, Daniel2363 | ½-½ | ch-RSA 2019 | 2019 |
| Mohota, N2271–Swathi, G2232 | 1-0 | 41st ch-IND w 2014 | 2014 |
| Khatanbaatar, B2390–Al Habeeb, Emad2044 | 1-0 | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Mehmeti, D2391–Ali Abdullahi, Farah2000 | 1-0 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | 2018 |
| Yousry, S2297–Ndikumana, Yves2088 | 1-0 | Zone 4.2 2013 | 2013 |
| Loncar, R2371–Zrilic, B1933 | 1-0 | Liburnija Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Samovojska, D2235–Ikica, A1969 | 1-0 | Porec Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Abdusattorova, Bakhora2082–Danierova, R2029 | 0-1 | ch-UZB w 2018 | 2018 |
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 GambitC00Diemer-Duhm GambitC00St. George Defense, Three Pawn AttackC00Advance VariationC02Alapin GambitC00