Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation C05
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6
5,275 tournament games from this position · White wins 47%, draws 26%, Black wins 27%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ne2 | 4,334 | 47% 27% 27% | 2149 | 2026 |
| Ngf3 | 763 | 52% 21% 27% | 2203 | 2026 |
| Ndf3 | 164 | 49% 21% 29% | 2096 | 2026 |
| Qg4 | 14 | 50% 14% 36% | 2117 | 2025 |
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, Rau2651–Erigaisi, Arjun2727 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Navara, D2679–Bacrot, E2683 | 1-0 | European Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Guseinov, G2613–Vallejo Pons, F2698 | 0-1 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Akopian, Vl2655–Sadler, M2653 | ½-½ | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Azarov, S2589–Erigaisi, Arjun2710 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2023 | 2023 |
| Rublevsky, S2698–Volkov, Sergey12599 | 1-0 | Rapid GP Final Russia 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