Chess openings / French Defense
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line (C06) starts 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4. In 1,040 games between strong players, White wins 47%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 8…f6 (90%).
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4
- ECO
- C06
- Games between strong players
- 1,040
- To move
- Black
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8…f6 | 90% (940) | – | |
| 8…Nb6 | 5% (49) | – | |
| 8…Qb6 | 4% (36) | – | |
| 8…Be7 | 1% (8) | – |
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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