Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense C03
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6
2,352 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 25%, Black wins 32%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngf3 | 2,042 | 44% 26% 31% | 2229 | 2026 |
| c3 | 282 | 35% 21% 44% | 2092 | 2026 |
| Bb5 | 14 | 36% 21% 43% | 2140 | 2022 |
| Ne2 | 8 | 38% 50% | 2018 | 2024 |
| exd5 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1928 | 2025 |
| e5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2066 | 2026 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2775–Grischuk, A2764 | 0-1 | Piterenka Blitz 2012 | 2012 |
| Giri, A2720–Nakamura, Hi2760 | ½-½ | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Esipenko, Andrey2695–Rapport, R2718 | 0-1 | Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz | 2025 |
| Movsesian, S2672–Rapport, R2704 | ½-½ | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Howell, D2635–Bauer, Ch2682 | ½-½ | 40th Olympiad Open | 2012 |
| Tomashevsky, E2681–Kuzubov, Y2613 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Safarli, E2660–Ponkratov, P2605 | ½-½ | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Navara, D2722–Firman, N2531 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2012-13 | 2013 |
| Guseinov, G2664–Shaposhnikov, E2576 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Topalov, V2752–Cori, J2487 | 1-0 | 40th Olympiad Open | 2012 |
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