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Opening name: French Defense
Opening line: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5
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Winning percentages

White: 2370 (36.21%)
Black: 1947 (29.74%)
Draws: 2229 (34.05%)



Engine Evaluation

Depth: 42
Score: 0.0
Best Move: Nd2
PV Line: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. c3 b5

Historical games for French Defense

GameResultYear
Carlsen, Magnus (2843) vs Caruana, Fabiano (2773)1-02012
Kasparov, Garry (2815) vs Kramnik, Vladimir (2780)1/2-1/21998
Yu Yangyi (2752) vs Caruana, F. (2818)0-12019
Nepomniachtchi, I. (2730) vs Caruana, F. (2791)0-12014
Duda, J. (2707) vs So, W. (2810)0-12017
Bologan, Viktor (2732) vs Morozevich, Alexander (2770)0-12012
Nakamura, Hikaru (2741) vs Ponomariov, Ruslan (2744)1-02010
Kasparov, G. (2812) vs Short, N. (2664)1-02015
Amin, B. (2680) vs Caruana, F. (2792)0-12021
Karjakin, Sergey (2757) vs Shankland, S. (2709)1-02021
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