Chess openings / French Defense
French Defense: St. George Defense, Traditional Line
French Defense: St. George Defense, Traditional Line (C00) starts 1.e4 e6 2.d4 a6 3.Nf3 b5 4.Bd3 c5 5.c3 Bb7 6.O-O Nf6. In 62 games between strong players, White wins 51%, 5% are drawn and Black wins 44%; the most played move is 7.Re1 (42%).
1.e4 e6 2.d4 a6 3.Nf3 b5 4.Bd3 c5 5.c3 Bb7 6.O-O Nf6
- ECO
- C00
- Games between strong players
- 62
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.Re1 | 42% (26) | – | |
| 7.Qe2 | 29% (18) | – | |
| 7.e5 | 16% (10) | – | |
| 7.Nbd2 | 7% (4) | – | |
| 7.Bg5 | 5% (3) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from French Defense: St. George Defense 1.e4 e6 2.d4 a6
More French Defense lines
- French Defense 99,820 games
- French Defense: Normal Variation 83,531 games
- French Defense: Paulsen Variation 37,893 games
- French Defense: Classical Variation 20,772 games
- French Defense: Tarrasch Variation 17,534 games
- French Defense: Advance Variation 16,826 games
- French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation 12,957 games
- French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack 12,083 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation 11,959 games
- French Defense: Steinitz Variation 10,175 games
- French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation 8,299 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 8,033 games
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