Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense C07
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5
4,247 tournament games from this position · White wins 32%, draws 42%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngf3 | 3,322 | 32% 43% 25% | 2247 | 2026 |
| dxc5 | 906 | 34% 37% 29% | 2297 | 2026 |
| Ndf3 | 14 | 29% 36% 36% | 1951 | 2026 |
| Nb3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1948 | 2024 |
| Bc4 | 1 | 100% | 1985 | 2025 |
| Bb5+ | 1 | 100% | 2070 | 2012 |
| Qf3 | 1 | 100% | 1670 | 2015 |
Top games
| 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 |
| Wei Yi2763–Erigaisi, Arjun2797 | ½-½ | TechM GCL 2024 | 2024 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2779–Morozevich, A2770 | ½-½ | World Rapid Final | 2012 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2781–Grischuk, A2761 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2760–Nakamura, Hi2776 | ½-½ | 4th Zurich CC Rapid | 2015 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2758–Aronian, L2747 | ½-½ | Superbet ROM Classic 2025 | 2025 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2772–Radjabov, T2713 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 | 2014 |
| Tomashevsky, E2728–Harikrishna, P2753 | ½-½ | IMSA Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
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