Openings/French Defense

French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation C11

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3

7,588 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 31%, Black wins 27%

Analyse

Moves

7,588 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
a62,591
43%
33%
24%
2278
Be72,318
39%
29%
32%
2313
cxd41,726
42%
36%
22%
2300
Qb6624
49%
24%
28%
2224
Rb8177
38%
31%
31%
2315
h672
39%
19%
42%
2246
b637
46%
19%
35%
2219
Qa512
42%
25%
33%
2244
f611
73%
18%
2003
c410
80%
20%
2079
g64
50%
25%
25%
2171
Qc72
50%
50%
2276
Nxd42
50%
50%
2032
Ncb81
100%
2310
f51
100%
2263

Top games

Karjakin, Sergey2750–Carlsen, M28821-02019
Kasparov, G2812–Caruana, F28070-12017
Caruana, F2764–Carlsen, M28531-02023
Carlsen, M2837–Morozevich, A27701-02012
Caruana, F2787–Nakamura, Hi27931-02015
Grischuk, A2761–Caruana, F28081-02017
Karjakin, Sergey2782–Topalov, V27841-02013
Firouzja, Alireza2763–Erigaisi, Arjun2801½-½2024
So, W2773–Nakamura, Hi2787½-½2016
Karjakin, Sergey2786–Nakamura, Hi2767½-½2013

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