Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Modern System C03
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6
1,278 tournament games from this position · White wins 33%, draws 35%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngf3 | 858 | 34% 37% 29% | 2260 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 255 | 38% 33% 29% | 2231 | 2026 |
| c3 | 95 | 25% 28% 46% | 2127 | 2026 |
| e5 | 32 | 25% 25% 50% | 2131 | 2026 |
| exd5 | 17 | 18% 53% 29% | 2256 | 2025 |
| g3 | 14 | 43% 29% 29% | 2257 | 2026 |
| a3 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2198 | 2016 |
| a4 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2123 | 2025 |
| Ne2 | 1 | 100% | 1856 | 2021 |
Top games
| So, W2760–Carlsen, M2853 | ½-½ | 11th Norway Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Anand, V2751–Topalov, V2727 | ½-½ | 37th Leon GM 2024 | 2024 |
| Hammer, J2677–Topalov, V2798 | 0-1 | 3rd Norway Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan2687–Topalov, V2717 | 1-0 | Clash of Generations III | 2026 |
| Mamedov, Rau2659–Jobava, Ba2713 | ½-½ | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Ponomariov, R2726–Kuzubov, Y2623 | 0-1 | 81st ch-UKR 2012 | 2012 |
| Naiditsch, Arkadij2724–Nikolic, Predrag2620 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2013-14 | 2014 |
| Movsesian, S2695–Ibragimov, I2567 | ½-½ | 20th TCh-RUS 2013 | 2013 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2722–Dobrov, V2537 | ½-½ | 11th Meurthe Festival KO | 2013 |
| Smeets, J2615–Nikolic, Pr2619 | 1-0 | 75th Tata Steel GpB | 2013 |
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