Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Pawn Center Variation C05
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4
1,161 tournament games from this position · White wins 55%, draws 20%, Black wins 25%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5 | 1,151 | 55% 20% 25% | 2171 | 2026 |
| b6 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2238 | 2025 |
| g6 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2078 | 2019 |
| Nc6 | 1 | 100% | 1781 | 2022 |
| Be7 | 1 | 100% | 2170 | 2018 |
Top games
| Mamedov, Rau2659–Wang Hao2729 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Kamsky, G2741–Shabalov, A2544 | 1-0 | ch-USA 2013 | 2013 |
| Yu Yangyi2675–Sengupta, D2548 | 1-0 | 4th AIMAG Men | 2013 |
| Malakhov, V2702–Demidov, M2513 | ½-½ | TCh-RUS Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Alekseenko, K2668–Volkov, Sergey12547 | 1-0 | TCh-ESP Div 1 2019 | 2019 |
| Nataf, Ia2548–Istratescu, A2651 | ½-½ | French Top 12 2013 | 2013 |
| Safarli, E2653–Tikkanen, H2544 | 0-1 | 19th European Teams | 2013 |
| Papp, Ga2596–Kacheishvili, G2589 | 1-0 | 44th Annual World Open | 2016 |
| Hou Yifan2661–Harika, D2521 | ½-½ | Sharjah WGP 2014 | 2014 |
| Van Kampen, R2615–Michiels, B2563 | 1-0 | 77th Tata Steel GpB | 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