Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Schlechter Variation C00
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3
2,502 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 29%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dxe4 | 1,493 | 39% 31% 30% | 2193 | 2026 |
| c5 | 646 | 38% 28% 34% | 2192 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 264 | 56% 19% 25% | 2070 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 56 | 45% 32% 23% | 2250 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 10 | 50% 40% | 1992 | 2025 |
| Be7 | 10 | 30% 20% 50% | 2227 | 2024 |
| a6 | 8 | 75% 25% | 2348 | 2022 |
| b6 | 7 | 57% 14% 29% | 1992 | 2024 |
| Ne7 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1830 | 2019 |
| g6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2097 | 2017 |
| h6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2010 | 2018 |
| f5 | 1 | 100% | 2191 | 2022 |
| c6 | 1 | 100% | 2241 | 2019 |
Top games
| Kramnik, V2808–Caruana, F2808 | 0-1 | 5th Norway Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2796–So, W2812 | 1-0 | 5th Norway Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Grischuk, A2763 | 0-1 | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Alekseev, Evgeny2629–Grischuk, A2759 | 0-1 | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Fedorchuk, S2648–Duda, J2717 | 0-1 | European Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Onischuk, V2594–Radjabov, T2724 | 0-1 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Onischuk, V2612–Wang Hao2707 | 0-1 | 4th Al Ain Chess Classic | 2015 |
| Vavulin, M2575–Duda, J2717 | 1-0 | European Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Fedorchuk, S2648–Fridman, D2633 | 0-1 | European Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Onischuk, V2594–Berkes, F2665 | ½-½ | 33rd Zalakaros Open 2014 | 2014 |
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