Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Gledhill Attack C11
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Qg4
47 tournament games from this position · White wins 57%, draws 11%, Black wins 32%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5 | 39 | 59% 33% | 2221 | 2025 |
| f5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1975 | 2016 |
| h5 | 2 | 100% | 1960 | 2018 |
| g6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1835 | 2018 |
| Nb6 | 1 | 100% | 2211 | 2013 |
Top games
| Shomoev, A2574–Looshnikov, N2480 | 1-0 | 67th ch-RUS HL 2014 | 2014 |
| Shomoev, A2560–Pasiev, R2405 | 1-0 | 9th Ugra Governor's Cup | 2013 |
| Sharma, Di2371–Danin, A2575 | 0-1 | Admiral Niels Juel Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Shomoev, A2578–Musaev, Ra2341 | 0-1 | Primorsky Debut 2015 | 2015 |
| Martin Duque, J2445–Clarke, B2445 | 0-1 | 13th Figueira da Foz Open | 2019 |
| Sedlak, N2460–Klukin, Kirill2410 | 0-1 | RUDAR 17 GM 2025 | 2025 |
| Gokerkan, Cem Kaan2452–Burcu, C2331 | 1-0 | Konyaalti Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Prasanna, Ra2466–Aliyev, Ravan2311 | ½-½ | 28th Czech Open A 2017 | 2017 |
| Sedlak, N2577–Santos Ruiz, Miguel2153 | 1-0 | 40th La Roda Open | 2013 |
| Stankovic, Milo2401–Wichmann, C2308 | 1-0 | 2nd Bundesliga Ost 2016-17 | 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