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 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Ne7 9. c3
345 tournament games from this position · White wins 33%, draws 42%, Black wins 25%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 321 | 32% 44% 25% | 2310 | 2026 |
| a6 | 10 | 60% 20% 20% | 2289 | 2025 |
| Bg4 | 8 | 50% 25% 25% | 2280 | 2026 |
| Bb6 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2333 | 2015 |
| Qb6 | 1 | 100% | 1796 | 2025 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 2328 | 2015 |
| Bd7 | 1 | 100% | 1855 | 2013 |
Top games
| Vitiugov, N2726–Rapport, R2738 | ½-½ | 1st Prague Masters 2019 | 2019 |
| Liang, Awonder2719–Aronian, L2729 | ½-½ | American Cup Champ | 2026 |
| Zhigalko, S2653–Ivanchuk, V2728 | 1-0 | TCh-TUR Super League 2016 | 2016 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2688–Korobov, A2683 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Adhiban, Baskaran2683–Maghsoodloo, Parham2673 | 1-0 | 12th World Teams 2019 | 2019 |
| Mamedov, Rau2646–Dubov, Daniil2708 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Stevic, H2616–Grachev, B2673 | ½-½ | TCh-CRO Div 1a 2014 | 2014 |
| Shimanov, A2581–Dubov, Daniil2708 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Andersen, Mad2558–Topalov, V2717 | ½-½ | European Corporate 2025 | 2025 |
| Lagarde, Max2628–Abasov, N2635 | ½-½ | TCh-FRA Top 16 GpA 2022 | 2022 |
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