C03 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Modern System
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1.e4e62.d4d53.Nd2a6
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French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Modern System83k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
36%30k54%
23%19k56%
16%13k53%
14%11k51%
3.3%2.8k51%
2.9%2.4k53%
2%1.6k50%
1%85149%
0.8%69351%
0.6%50548%
Famous games in this line2.2k master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2835) – Radjabov, Teimour (2784)Gashimov, Vugar (2758) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2739)Anand, Viswanathan (2784) – Topalov, Veselin (2700)Anand, V. (2751) – Topalov, V. (2727)Hammer, J. (2677) – Topalov, V. (2798)Radjabov, Teimour (2717) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2738)Adams, Michael (2733) – Grachev, Boris (2682)Svidler, Peter (2727) – Nikolic, Predrag (2669)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Ponomariov, Ruslan · Topalov, V. · Svidler, Peter
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C03
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 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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