Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Steinitz Variation C11
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7
57 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 25%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd3 | 25 | 36% 32% 32% | 2049 | 2026 |
| Ne2 | 18 | 44% 44% | 2359 | 2026 |
| a3 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2097 | 2025 |
| Bg5 | 5 | 40% 40% 20% | 2045 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1939 | 2022 |
| Be2 | 1 | 100% | 1943 | 2022 |
| Be3 | 1 | 100% | 1828 | 2024 |
Top games
| Goryachkina, A2533–Radjabov, T2692 | 0-1 | Chess Stars 5.0 Rapid | 2025 |
| Cheparinov, I2705–Speelman, J2503 | 1-0 | 4NCL 2017-18 | 2018 |
| Shankland, S2672–Cordova, E2531 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Masters 2024 | 2024 |
| Meng, Yihan2443–Nihal, Sarin2693 | 0-1 | Asian Individual 2025 | 2025 |
| Massoni, M2381–Short, N2707 | ½-½ | 16th Corsica Masters | 2012 |
| Uskov, Artem2430–Riazantsev, A2616 | 0-1 | New Year Festival Blitz | 2024 |
| Kulaots, K2544–Kalezic, B2460 | 1-0 | 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 | 2019 |
| Kupervaser, Erez2354–Mesropov, K2429 | ½-½ | TCh-ISR 2022 | 2022 |
| Droin, Augustin2477–Crut, A2294 | 1-0 | GMI ECAM Lyon 2024 | 2024 |
| Preotu, Razvan2475–Keleberda, Tymur2296 | 1-0 | 15th Calgary Int 2024 | 2024 |
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