C03 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Haberditz Variation
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1.e4e62.d4d53.Nd2f5
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French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Haberditz Variation67k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
59%39k47%
25%17k52%
14%9.0k47%
2.1%1.4k53%
0.3%18741%
0.1%7247%
0.1%6243%
0.1%4439%
0%2845%
0%1836%
Famous games in this line39 master games
Van der Wiel, John (2540) – Nikolic, Predrag (2610)Sjugirov, Sanan (2643) – Akbaev, Kazbek (2461)Movsesian, S. (2640) – Schmittdiel, E. (2412)Fedorchuk, S. (2604) – Schmittdiel, E. (2402)Karpov, Anatoly (2630) – Pedersen, Eigil (2370)Bezgodov, Alexei (2482) – Akbaev, Kazbek (2475)Bezgodov, Alexei (2482) – Akbaev, Kazbek (2475)Ginsburg, Gennadij (2481) – Schmittdiel, Eckhard (2454)Heroes of this opening Bezgodov, Alexei · Sjugirov, Sanan · Fedorchuk, S. · Karpov, Anatoly
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C03
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 f5
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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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