Openings/French Defense

French Defense: Paulsen Variation C10

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3

40,628 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 30%, Black wins 28%

Analyse

Moves

40,628 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
Nf618,826
41%
31%
29%
2258
Bb415,943
42%
28%
30%
2243
dxe44,091
50%
33%
17%
2205
Nc6941
41%
27%
32%
2278
Be7317
44%
28%
28%
2249
h6255
38%
35%
28%
2256
a6116
34%
30%
35%
2311
c570
77%
14%
1922
c633
76%
18%
2056
Ne717
53%
35%
1956
b67
71%
29%
2062
f55
80%
20%
2019
g64
75%
25%
1945
Qd72
50%
50%
2114
Nd71
100%
2112

Top games

Aronian, L2775–Carlsen, M2872½-½2019
Karjakin, Sergey2750–Carlsen, M28821-02019
Giri, A2764–Carlsen, M28590-12022
Karjakin, Sergey2778–Carlsen, M2843½-½2012
Kasparov, G2812–Caruana, F28070-12017
Caruana, F2773–Carlsen, M28431-02012
Caruana, F2764–Carlsen, M28531-02023
Carlsen, M2832–Erigaisi, Arjun27781-02024
Carlsen, M2837–Morozevich, A27701-02012
Anand, V2754–Carlsen, M28530-12023

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