Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line
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1.e4e62.d4d53.Nd2c54.Ngf3
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French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line454k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
50%227k46%
27%124k47%
9.4%43k49%
6.3%28k40%
2.7%12k44%
2%9.2k42%
1%4.3k45%
0.4%1.6k41%
0.2%1.1k43%
0.2%80336%
Famous games in this line6.7k master games
Carlsen, M. (2881) – Caruana, F. (2791)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796) – Caruana, F. (2808)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2795) – Ding Liren (2788)Kasparov, Garry (2849) – Bareev, Evgeny (2709)Kasparov, Garry (2849) – Bareev, Evgeny (2709)Topalov, V. (2749) – Caruana, F. (2808)Niemann, Hans Moke (2687) – Carlsen, M. (2864)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2782) – Grischuk, A. (2764)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Nepomniachtchi, I. · Kasparov, Garry · Caruana, F.
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C07
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3
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Paris challenged London by correspondence in January 1834; the match took about two years, Paris met 1.e4 with 1...e6, and Paris won. The defence 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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