Chess openings / French Defense
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik Variation
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik Variation (C05) starts 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 b6. In 141 games between strong players, White wins 52%, 9% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 7.Ne2 (54%).
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 b6
- ECO
- C05
- Games between strong players
- 141
- 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.Ne2 | 54% (76) | – | |
| 7.Qe2 | 13% (18) | – | |
| 7.Nh3 | 10% (14) | – | |
| 7.Ngf3 | 9% (13) | – | |
| 7.Ndf3 | 4% (6) | – | |
| 7.f4 | 3% (4) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
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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