Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System C08
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5
1,780 tournament games from this position · White wins 33%, draws 41%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngf3 | 1,398 | 33% 42% 26% | 2228 | 2026 |
| Bb5+ | 300 | 35% 40% 25% | 2195 | 2026 |
| dxc5 | 74 | 35% 31% 34% | 2081 | 2026 |
| Ndf3 | 5 | 60% 40% | 2005 | 2026 |
| c3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2089 | 2024 |
| Qe2+ | 1 | 100% | 1856 | 2021 |
Top games
| Guseinov, G2613–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Wei Yi2739–Ivanchuk, V2729 | ½-½ | 11th Kings Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Wang Hao2722–Rapport, R2740 | ½-½ | 8th Gashimov Mem Rapid | 2022 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2771–Fedoseev, Vl32662 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2830–Fridman, D2590 | 1-0 | GRENKE Chess Classic 2024 | 2024 |
| Duda, J2697–Korobov, A2711 | ½-½ | 11th World Teams 2017 | 2017 |
| Duda, J2707–Rakhmanov, Ale2663 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2017 | 2017 |
| Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo2612–Kramnik, V2753 | ½-½ | Clash of Claims 2024 | 2024 |
| Mista, A2606–Wojtaszek, R2734 | ½-½ | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017 | 2017 |
| Socko, B2599–Ivanchuk, V2726 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
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