Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Steinitz Variation C11
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. a3
5 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 20%, Black wins 40%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2097 | 2025 |
Top games
| Massoni, M2381–Short, N2707 | ½-½ | 16th Corsica Masters | 2012 |
| Ripari, M2310–Yakimenko, Alex2195 | 1-0 | 15th Prague Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Deladerriere, Calypso2060–Ternault, M2276 | 0-1 | 14th Quenza Open 2025 | 2025 |
| Shivacheva, D1709–Boneva, Z1947 | 1-0 | Thracian Princess ch-BUL Open w 2013 | 2013 |
| Caballero Acosta, Erlantz1455–Sanchez Rodriguez, Ramon1938 | 0-1 | 2nd Getxo Open 2017 | 2017 |
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