Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Steiner Variation C00
1. e4 e6 2. c4
1,089 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 30%, Black wins 34%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 748 | 35% 33% 32% | 2175 | 2026 |
| c5 | 268 | 35% 26% 38% | 2156 | 2026 |
| b6 | 35 | 37% 20% 43% | 2040 | 2026 |
| c6 | 14 | 79% 14% | 1952 | 2025 |
| Nc6 | 6 | 50% 33% 17% | 1959 | 2025 |
| g6 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 1942 | 2023 |
| Ne7 | 4 | 50% 50% | 1942 | 2025 |
| d6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1921 | 2025 |
| Bc5 | 2 | 100% | 1757 | 2024 |
| e5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2214 | 2018 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2444 | 2016 |
| Nf6 | 1 | 100% | 1780 | 2017 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2789–Caruana, F2804 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2722–Aronian, L2747 | 1-0 | Superbet POL Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2718–Vidit, S2720 | 1-0 | SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2705–Bacrot, E2705 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2012-13 | 2012 |
| Rakhmanov, Ale2653–Bacrot, E2725 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2711–Sargissian, G2666 | ½-½ | Amplico ch-EUR Blitz | 2012 |
| Rakhmanov, Ale2653–Cheparinov, I2710 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Salgado Lopez, I2627–Fressinet, L2711 | ½-½ | TCh-FRA Top 12 2014 | 2014 |
| Rakhmanov, Ale2653–Predke, A2673 | ½-½ | Smyslov Region Group Cup | 2021 |
| Rakhmanov, Ale2653–Riazantsev, A2650 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
French Defense variations
French DefenseC00Banzai-Leong GambitC00Horwitz AttackC00King's Indian AttackC00La Bourdonnais VariationC00Normal VariationC00Réti-Spielmann AttackC00Steinitz 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 VariationC02Alapin GambitC00