Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Eliskases Variation C07
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd8
402 tournament games from this position · White wins 29%, draws 50%, Black wins 21%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 359 | 28% 51% 21% | 2295 | 2026 |
| Nb3 | 38 | 32% 50% 18% | 2202 | 2026 |
| Qe2 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2175 | 2023 |
Top games
| Navara, D2737–Harikrishna, P2737 | ½-½ | 50th Biel GM 2017 | 2017 |
| Mamedov, Rau2709–Le Quang Liem2737 | 1-0 | 2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Mamedov, Rau2637–Riazantsev, A2708 | ½-½ | FIDE World Rapid 2013 | 2013 |
| Adams, Mi2701–Predojevic, B2630 | ½-½ | Bundesliga TB 2017-18 | 2018 |
| Rublevsky, S2681–Alekseev, Evgeny2632 | ½-½ | Rapid GP Russia Final | 2016 |
| Jones, G2645–Shimanov, A2655 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Movsesian, S2671–Predojevic, B2621 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2017-18 | 2018 |
| Gonzalez Vidal, Y2547–Harikrishna, P2741 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Guseinov, G2667–Predojevic, B2616 | 0-1 | 34th ECC Open 2018 | 2018 |
| Mamedov, Rau2659–Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son2621 | ½-½ | FIDE World Rapid 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