Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line C09
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6
1,379 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 40%, Black wins 24%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bb5 | 1,154 | 38% 41% 21% | 2281 | 2026 |
| dxc5 | 126 | 33% 29% 39% | 2147 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 78 | 29% 44% 27% | 2228 | 2026 |
| c3 | 12 | 25% 17% 58% | 2064 | 2025 |
| Bd3 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2176 | 2026 |
| Qe2+ | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2126 | 2021 |
| Nb3 | 1 | 100% | 1850 | 2025 |
Top games
| Nepomniachtchi, I2795–Rapport, R2745 | ½-½ | Superbet Classic 2023 | 2023 |
| Wang Hao2722–Rapport, R2740 | ½-½ | 8th Gashimov Mem Rapid | 2022 |
| Gukesh, D2744–Wang Hao2709 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2023 | 2023 |
| Almasi, Z2693–Ivanchuk, V2753 | ½-½ | 49th Capablanca Elite 2014 | 2014 |
| Ponomariov, R2699–Harikrishna, P2737 | 0-1 | 50th Biel GM 2017 | 2017 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2771–Fedoseev, Vl32662 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedov, Rau2678–Harikrishna, P2733 | ½-½ | 33rd ECC Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Giri, A2776–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2634 | 0-1 | FIDE World Cup 2021 | 2021 |
| Duda, J2697–Korobov, A2711 | ½-½ | 11th World Teams 2017 | 2017 |
| Andreikin, D2733–Korobov, A2656 | 1-0 | 17th Karpov Poikovsky | 2016 |
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