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French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense, Modern Line
Overview
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense, Modern Line is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C07.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 20 plies and takes 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.
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- ECO code
- C07
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 20
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Statistics from Lichess
25,105 games · White 47.6% / Draw 8.5% / Black 43.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c3 | 8,666 | |
| Re1 | 8,433 | |
| a4 | 2,157 | |
| Be3 | 1,655 | |
| Bb3 | 1,632 | |
| Bg5 | 1,042 | |
| b3 | 762 | |
| Be2 | 275 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:25:43
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