Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation C03
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2
30,656 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 32%, Black wins 27%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5 | 11,169 | 34% 39% 26% | 2260 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 8,109 | 48% 25% 27% | 2159 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 3,588 | 38% 29% 33% | 2263 | 2026 |
| dxe4 | 3,017 | 49% 32% 18% | 2153 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 2,352 | 43% 25% 32% | 2211 | 2026 |
| a6 | 1,276 | 33% 35% 31% | 2240 | 2026 |
| h6 | 806 | 33% 29% 38% | 2261 | 2026 |
| Ne7 | 84 | 40% 23% 37% | 2257 | 2026 |
| b6 | 70 | 49% 33% 19% | 2259 | 2026 |
| Nd7 | 37 | 57% 27% 16% | 2233 | 2026 |
| f5 | 35 | 46% 26% 29% | 2187 | 2026 |
| a5 | 31 | 42% 19% 39% | 2276 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 26 | 38% 46% 15% | 2246 | 2025 |
| g6 | 26 | 46% 27% 27% | 2238 | 2025 |
| c6 | 14 | 79% 21% | 2028 | 2022 |
| e5 | 9 | 67% 33% | 2261 | 2026 |
| Bb4 | 4 | 100% | 1873 | 2025 |
| Nh6 | 1 | 100% | 2186 | 2014 |
| f6 | 1 | 100% | 2051 | 2023 |
| Bd6 | 1 | 100% | 2170 | 2017 |
Top games
| So, W2760–Carlsen, M2853 | ½-½ | 11th Norway Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2796–Caruana, F2808 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Anand, V2786–So, W2812 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2781–Caruana, F2808 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2781–Caruana, F2808 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2795–Ding Liren2788 | 1-0 | WCh 2023 | 2023 |
| Anand, V2773–Nakamura, Hi2789 | ½-½ | Zurich CC Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Wei Yi2763–Erigaisi, Arjun2797 | ½-½ | TechM GCL 2024 | 2024 |
| Topalov, V2749–Caruana, F2808 | 1-0 | GCT Rapid Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Niemann, Hans Moke2687–Carlsen, M2864 | 0-1 | FTX Crypto Cup 2022 | 2022 |
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