C07 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense, Modern Line
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1.e4e62.d4d53.Nd2c54.exd5Qxd55.Ngf3cxd46.Bc4Qd67.O-ONf68.Nb3Nc69.Nbxd4Nxd410.Nxd4a6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense, Modern Line8.9k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
35%3.1k50%
29%2.6k54%
9.1%81346%
8.7%77749%
6.4%56843%
6.2%55556%
2.4%21158%
0.8%7056%
0.7%5947%
0.6%5441%
Famous games in this line2.0k master games
Karjakin, Sergey (2781) – Caruana, F. (2808)Karjakin, Sergey (2779) – Morozevich, Alexander (2770)Karjakin, Sergey (2781) – Grischuk, A. (2761)Karjakin, Sergey (2773) – Duda, J. (2737)Wei Yi (2729) – So, W. (2780)Karjakin, Sergey (2772) – Radjabov, T. (2713)Tomashevsky, E. (2728) – Harikrishna, P. (2753)Tomashevsky, E. (2728) – Harikrishna, P. (2753)Heroes of this opening Caruana, F. · Grischuk, A. · Wei Yi
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C07
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6
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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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