C03 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense
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1.e4e62.d4d53.Nd2Nc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense271k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
41%111k53%
41%111k53%
6%16k49%
5.2%14k51%
4.2%11k44%
1.4%3.8k52%
1%2.7k49%
0.1%38841%
0.1%20340%
0.1%19548%
Famous games in this line3.0k master games
Karjakin, Sergey (2775) – Grischuk, Alexander (2764)Giri, Anish (2720) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2760)Movsesian, S. (2672) – Rapport, R. (2704)Zarnicki, Pablo (2515) – Kasparov, Garry (2825)Stripunsky, Alexander (2562) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2775)Ni, Hua (2681) – Zhang, Pengxiang (2649)Malakhov, Vladimir (2690) – Zhang, Zhong (2639)Shirov, Alexei (2705) – Kuzubov, Yuriy (2621)Heroes of this opening Grischuk, Alexander · Nakamura, Hikaru · Shirov, Alexei
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C03
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6
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Go deeper — named lines from here
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main LineC04 4.Ngf3 Nf6French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Thunderbunny VariationC03 4.c3 dxe4 5.Nxe4 e5
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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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