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Moves : d4 c3 Qe2 ? Qh5 Bc4 c4 g3 Nc3 d3 a3 Nf3 e5 f4 b3 Qf3 (back)
The French defence has a reputation for solidity and resilience, though it can result in a somewhat cramped game for Black in the early stages. Black often gains counterattacking possibilities on the queenside while White tends to concentrate on the kingside.
The defence is named after a match played by correspondence between the cities of London and Paris in 1834 (although earlier examples of games with the opening do exist). In the early 20th century, Géza Maróczy was perhaps the first world-class player to make it his primary weapon against 1.e4. It is currently Black's third most popular reply to 1.e4, behind only 1...c5 and 1...e5. Players including Viktor Korchnoi, Mikhail Botvinnik, Wolfgang Uhlmann and Nigel Short have been particularly fond of it. More recently, the defence has featured strongly in the opening repertoires of Evgeny Bareev, Alexander Khalifman, Alexander Morozevich, and Teimour Radjabov. According to chessbase, black chances are about 43% ============ Contributors : Thibault de Vassal, Toncho Tenev [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French defense"] d4 : 4187 games, White ELO av : 1837, Black ELO av : 1826 1-0 : 41.4% , 1/2-1/2 : 27.7% , 0-1 : 30.9% Nf3 : 315 games, White ELO av : 1445, Black ELO av : 1498 1-0 : 38.5% , 1/2-1/2 : 8.9% , 0-1 : 52.5% d3 : 115 games, White ELO av : 1813, Black ELO av : 1811 1-0 : 36% , 1/2-1/2 : 17.5% , 0-1 : 46.5% f4 : 93 games, White ELO av : 1633, Black ELO av : 1680 1-0 : 44.1% , 1/2-1/2 : 7.5% , 0-1 : 48.4% Nc3 : 74 games, White ELO av : 1660, Black ELO av : 1734 1-0 : 33.8% , 1/2-1/2 : 12.2% , 0-1 : 54.1% Qe2 : 70 games, White ELO av : 1839, Black ELO av : 1816 1-0 : 44.3% , 1/2-1/2 : 30% , 0-1 : 25.7% e5 : 31 games, White ELO av : 1453, Black ELO av : 1543 1-0 : 12.9% , 1/2-1/2 : 3.2% , 0-1 : 83.9% c4 : 23 games, White ELO av : 1601, Black ELO av : 1675 1-0 : 34.8% , 1/2-1/2 : 8.7% , 0-1 : 56.5% b4 : 22 games, White ELO av : 1625, Black ELO av : 1618 1-0 : 36.4% , 1/2-1/2 : 4.5% , 0-1 : 59.1% b3 : 20 games, White ELO av : 1767, Black ELO av : 1767 1-0 : 35% , 1/2-1/2 : 25% , 0-1 : 40% Bc4 : 12 games, White ELO av : 1593, Black ELO av : 1539 1-0 : 25% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 75% c3 : 11 games, White ELO av : 2001, Black ELO av : 1936 1-0 : 45.5% , 1/2-1/2 : 36.4% , 0-1 : 18.2% g3 : 7 games, White ELO av : 1759, Black ELO av : 1594 1-0 : 57.1% , 1/2-1/2 : 14.3% , 0-1 : 28.6% Bb5 : 5 games, White ELO av : 1488, Black ELO av : 1569 1-0 : 20% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 80% Qf3 : 3 games, White ELO av : 1396, Black ELO av : 1364 1-0 : 33.3% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 66.7% Qh5 : 3 games, White ELO av : 1645, Black ELO av : 1611 1-0 : 66.7% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 33.3% a3 : 3 games, White ELO av : 1327, Black ELO av : 1635 1-0 : 33.3% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 66.7% f3 : 2 games, White ELO av : 1502, Black ELO av : 1635 1-0 : 0% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 100% See this chess line with the javascript viewer
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