C13 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Teichmann Variation
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1.e4e62.d4d53.Nc3Nf64.Bg5Be75.e5Nfd76.h4f6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Teichmann Variation5.6k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
70%3.9k58%
16%87164%
8.6%48356%
3.4%18967%
1.7%9557%
0.3%1765%
0.2%1070%
0.1%580%
0.1%475%
0.1%3100%
Famous games in this line13 master games
Arnason, Jon L (2535) – Bricard, Emmanuel (2460)Stefansson, Hannes (2495) – Bricard, Emmanuel (2460)Van der Weide, Karel (2469) – De Francesco, Klaus (2345)Portela, Javier (2360) – Gomez Baillo, Jorge H (2420)Harper, R. (2293) – L'Ami, Alina (2415)Razumikhin, Andrey Mikhailovich (2413) – Audie, Alain (2273)Schepetkova, Margarita (2207) – Matveeva, Svetlana (2410)Volokitin, Andrei (2240) – Hagarova, Zuzana (2335)Heroes of this opening Stefansson, Hannes · Van der Weide, Karel · Gomez Baillo, Jorge H · L'Ami, Alina
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C13
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 f6
Aggressive
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From the archives
In 1834 the city of Paris beat the city of London in a correspondence match opening with 1...e6, and the defense has carried the name ever since. Botvinnik and Korchnoi built careers on its cramped-then-counterpunch character: concede space, then break with ...c5 or ...f6 at the right moment.
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