Openings/French Defense
French Defense: St. George Defense C00
1. e4 e6 2. d4 a6
280 tournament games from this position · White wins 32%, draws 28%, Black wins 40%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 141 | 30% 26% 43% | 2252 | 2026 |
| c4 | 51 | 31% 27% 41% | 2231 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 44 | 34% 30% 36% | 2293 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 29 | 38% 31% 31% | 2212 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 5 | 40% 40% 20% | 2241 | 2025 |
| Nd2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2409 | 2026 |
| a4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2047 | 2025 |
| f4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2399 | 2024 |
| Ne2 | 1 | 100% | 1949 | 2017 |
| Bf4 | 1 | 100% | 1893 | 2025 |
| d5 | 1 | 100% | 2393 | 2020 |
| Bc4 | 1 | 100% | 1989 | 2025 |
Top games
| Esipenko, Andrey2695–Rapport, R2718 | 1-0 | Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz | 2025 |
| Rublevsky, S2702–Nielsen, Ph2654 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Maksimovic, Bojan2502–Carlsen, M2839 | 0-1 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | 2023 |
| Popov, Iv Rus2592–Fedoseev, Vl32719 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Tsaruk, Maksim2460–Carlsen, M2830 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Sindarov, Javokhir2777–Zhao, Chenxi2514 | ½-½ | FIDE World Bl Team Pool C | 2026 |
| Kovalenko, I2668–Bernadskiy, V2599 | ½-½ | 1st BICA Pawn Open 2021 | 2021 |
| Sokolov, Ivan2625–Bauer, Ch2630 | ½-½ | 11th BPB Limburg Open | 2017 |
| Georgiev, Ki2627–Bauer, Ch2624 | ½-½ | 39th Zurich Christmas | 2015 |
| Martirosyan, Haik M.2662–Bauer, Ch2567 | ½-½ | Coupe de France 2024 | 2024 |
French Defense variations
French DefenseC00Banzai-Leong GambitC00Horwitz AttackC00King's Indian AttackC00La Bourdonnais VariationC00Normal VariationC00Réti-Spielmann AttackC00Steiner VariationC00Steinitz AttackC00Bird InvitationC00Chigorin VariationC00Knight VariationC00Queen's KnightC00French DefenseC00Baeuerle GambitC00Franco-Hiva GambitC00Franco-Sicilian DefenseC00King's Indian Attack, Franco-Hiva GambitC00Knight Variation, Franco-Hiva GambitC00Mediterranean DefenseC00Diemer-Duhm GambitC00St. George Defense, Three Pawn AttackC00Advance VariationC02Alapin GambitC00