Tree path 5 levels French Defense › Normal Variation › French Defense › Tarrasch Variation › Closed Variation
- Chess Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense C00
- Tarrasch Variation C03
- Closed Variation C05 you are here
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation
Overview
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C05.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 6 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6.
It is a variation of French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.
It branches into 3 notable variations — French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik Variation, French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Pawn Center Variation.
Together the deeper variations number 5 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C05
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
3,424,619 games · White 51.4% / Draw 5.0% / Black 43.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e5 | 2,995,419 | |
| Bd3 | 341,897 | |
| exd5 | 54,184 | |
| Ngf3 | 12,278 | |
| f3 | 9,931 | |
| c3 | 6,420 | |
| Qe2 | 990 | |
| c4 | 817 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:22:42
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