Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System C07
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5
11,169 tournament games from this position · White wins 34%, draws 39%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd5 | 6,040 | 33% 41% 26% | 2244 | 2026 |
| Ngf3 | 4,490 | 37% 39% 24% | 2306 | 2026 |
| c3 | 432 | 31% 22% 48% | 2063 | 2026 |
| dxc5 | 183 | 38% 26% 37% | 2195 | 2026 |
| Bb5+ | 13 | 23% 23% 54% | 1970 | 2025 |
| e5 | 7 | 57% 29% 14% | 1934 | 2026 |
| Ne2 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2060 | 2022 |
| Ndf3 | 1 | 100% | 2398 | 2019 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2796–Caruana, F2808 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Anand, V2786–So, W2812 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2781–Caruana, F2808 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2781–Caruana, F2808 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2795–Ding Liren2788 | 1-0 | WCh 2023 | 2023 |
| Wei Yi2763–Erigaisi, Arjun2797 | ½-½ | TechM GCL 2024 | 2024 |
| Topalov, V2749–Caruana, F2808 | 1-0 | GCT Rapid Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Niemann, Hans Moke2687–Carlsen, M2864 | 0-1 | FTX Crypto Cup 2022 | 2022 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2779–Morozevich, A2770 | ½-½ | World Rapid Final | 2012 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2782–Grischuk, A2764 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
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