Openings/French Defense

French Defense: Chigorin Variation C00

1. e4 e6 2. Qe2

1,979 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 25%, Black wins 29%

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Moves

1,979 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
c51,196
44%
26%
29%
2218
Be7240
45%
23%
32%
2166
e5117
49%
26%
25%
2194
Nc6111
40%
29%
32%
2187
d598
50%
20%
30%
2200
b668
50%
19%
31%
2078
Nf666
41%
24%
35%
2164
Ne738
50%
26%
24%
2156
c614
71%
14%
14%
2030
g611
73%
27%
2080
d68
88%
2096
a66
67%
17%
17%
2128
Qe73
67%
33%
1988
Bc52
100%
2055
b51
100%
2210

Top games

Ivanchuk, V2710–Harikrishna, P2753½-½2016
Amin, B2682–Vidit, S2730½-½2022
Niemann, Hans Moke2711–Bacrot, E26770-12024
Nakamura, Hi2775–Savchenko, B25811-02014
Kovalenko, I2639–Duda, J27171-02017
Amin, B2709–Meier, Geo2622½-½2019
Amin, B2699–Vocaturo, D2620½-½2019
Niemann, Hans Moke2699–Liang, Awonder2608½-½2022
Mamedov, Rau2657–Akopian, Vl26481-02015
Donchenko, Alexa2657–Bluebaum, M26470-12020

French Defense variations

French DefenseC00Banzai-Leong GambitC00Horwitz AttackC00King's Indian AttackC00La Bourdonnais VariationC00Normal VariationC00Réti-Spielmann AttackC00Steiner VariationC00Steinitz AttackC00Bird InvitationC00Knight VariationC00Queen's KnightC00French DefenseC00Baeuerle GambitC00Franco-Hiva GambitC00Franco-Sicilian DefenseC00King's Indian Attack, Franco-Hiva GambitC00St. George DefenseC00Knight Variation, Franco-Hiva GambitC00Mediterranean DefenseC00Diemer-Duhm GambitC00St. George Defense, Three Pawn AttackC00Advance VariationC02Alapin GambitC00