Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Steinitz Variation C11
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6
31 tournament games from this position · White wins 65%, draws 13%, Black wins 23%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd2 | 15 | 67% 20% | 2478 | 2026 |
| a3 | 13 | 62% 15% 23% | 2371 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2104 | 2025 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2796–Aronian, L2738 | ½-½ | ch-USA 2024 | 2024 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2768–Gavrilescu, David2542 | 1-0 | 15th London Classic Open | 2025 |
| Chen, Qi b2476–Wang Hao2698 | 1-0 | CHN League Division A Pt2 | 2025 |
| Maurizzi, MarcAndria2604–Bauer, Ch2547 | 1-0 | 98th ch-FRA 2025 | 2025 |
| Idani, P2594–Gharibyan, Mamikon2477 | 1-0 | 1st Lecci Open 2026 | 2026 |
| Bharath, Subramaniyam H2576–Mamedov, Edgar2492 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Nogerbek, Kazybek2539–Kazhgaleyev, M2521 | 0-1 | Kazakhstan Cup Final 2025 | 2025 |
| Hong, Andrew2592–Mamedov, Edgar2464 | 1-0 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | 2026 |
| Santos Ruiz, Miguel2596–Gascon Del Nogal, Jose Rafael2442 | 1-0 | TCh-ESP Div 1 2025 | 2025 |
| Kantor, G2554–Ghimpu, Samuel-Timotei2473 | 1-0 | Final ROM GP KO | 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