C04 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line
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1.e4e62.d4d53.Nd2Nc64.Ngf3Nf6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line83k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
85%71k49%
9.5%7.8k54%
3.6%3.0k51%
0.9%73342%
0.4%35545%
0%3040%
0%2640%
0%2530%
0%1030%
0%922%
Famous games in this line2.7k master games
Svidler, Peter (2765) – Aronian, Levon (2752)Giri, Anish (2720) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2760)Movsesian, S. (2672) – Rapport, R. (2704)Stripunsky, Alexander (2562) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2775)Ni, Hua (2681) – Zhang, Pengxiang (2649)Malakhov, Vladimir (2690) – Zhang, Zhong (2639)Shirov, Alexei (2705) – Kuzubov, Yuriy (2621)Jobava, Baadur (2706) – Kuzubov, Yuriy (2615)Heroes of this opening Aronian, Levon · Nakamura, Hikaru · Shirov, Alexei
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C04
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6
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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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