Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Süchting Line C07
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. c3
463 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 22%, Black wins 46%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 258 | 28% 24% 48% | 2123 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 175 | 34% 20% 46% | 1993 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 20 | 40% 15% 45% | 1997 | 2024 |
| dxe4 | 6 | 33% 33% 33% | 2174 | 2018 |
| Be7 | 1 | 100% | 1760 | 2018 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 1723 | 2023 |
| Qb6 | 1 | 100% | 1829 | 2019 |
| c4 | 1 | 100% | 2224 | 2023 |
Top games
| Swiercz, D2627–Fridman, D2616 | 0-1 | ch-POL Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Heberla, B2531–Vallejo Pons, F2689 | 0-1 | Bundesliga 2015-16 | 2016 |
| Heberla, B2544–Socko, B2654 | 1-0 | ch-POL 2014 | 2014 |
| Ardelean, Ge2496–Lysyj, I2661 | 0-1 | Iasi Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Rakhmanov, Ale2585–Sankalp, Gupta2557 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Berelowitsch, A2504–Gurevich, M2579 | ½-½ | TCh-BEL 2021-22 | 2022 |
| El Debs, F2523–Rusev, K2548 | ½-½ | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | 2016 |
| Jaracz, P2536–Farago, I2491 | ½-½ | 11th Braunau Open A | 2012 |
| Kislinsky, A2451–Damljanovic, B2567 | 1-0 | XXX Belgrade Trophy | 2016 |
| Kislinsky, A2574–Svane, R2440 | 1-0 | 14th Euro Indiv 2013 | 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