Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation C05
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6
8,111 tournament games from this position · White wins 48%, draws 25%, Black wins 27%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 7,585 | 49% 25% 27% | 2161 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 495 | 41% 27% 32% | 2147 | 2026 |
| exd5 | 27 | 30% 22% 48% | 2004 | 2025 |
| Ngf3 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2252 | 2017 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 2192 | 2019 |
Top games
| Praggnanandhaa, R2747–Erigaisi, Arjun2762 | 0-1 | Superbet POL Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2732–Ivanchuk, V2710 | 1-0 | IMSA Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Kasimdzhanov, R2691–Ponomariov, R2709 | ½-½ | Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Mamedov, Rau2660–Wang Hao2734 | 1-0 | Vugar Gashimov Mem B 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedov, Rau2659–Wang Hao2729 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedov, Rau2651–Erigaisi, Arjun2727 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Navara, D2679–Bacrot, E2683 | 1-0 | European Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Harikrishna, P2744–Socko, B2593 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Zvjaginsev, V2648–Fedoseev, Vl32674 | ½-½ | 68th ch-RUS HL 2015 | 2015 |
| Guseinov, G2613–Vallejo Pons, F2698 | 0-1 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
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