C07 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Süchting Line
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1.e4e62.d4d53.Nd2c54.c3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Süchting Line636k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
52%329k49%
30%189k52%
5.7%36k47%
3.8%24k47%
3.3%21k50%
3%19k43%
1%6.3k45%
0.5%3.2k45%
0.3%2.0k43%
0.2%1.5k39%
Famous games in this line193 master games
Swiercz, D. (2627) – Fridman, D. (2616)Heberla, B. (2531) – Vallejo Pons, F. (2689)Heberla, B. (2544) – Socko, B. (2654)Kornev, Alexei (2566) – Volkov, Sergey (2620)Shanava, Konstantine (2586) – Barbosa, Oliver (2585)Ardelean, Ge (2496) – Lysyj, I. (2661)Berelowitsch, A. (2504) – Gurevich, M. (2579)Moskalenko, A. (2464) – Volkov, Sergey1 (2611)Heroes of this opening Fridman, D. · Vallejo Pons, F. · Heberla, B. · Volkov, Sergey
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C07
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. c3
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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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