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C14 French Defense: Classical Variation8a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♘c3 a6 4.♘f3 ♘f6 5.e5 ♘fd7 6.♗g5

C14 is the opening French Defense: Classical Variation of the volume C · Open games: 11 half-moves to the position in the diagram, 8 variations in the ECO table.

What the games say

2,136 games in the collections, from 1866 to 2022. Mean rating of the games with ratings: 2403.

White wins 43 %, draws 30 %, Black wins 26 %

Most games: Gleizerov, Evgeny (49), Stahlberg, Gideon (48), Ulibin, Mikhail (46), Spielmann, Rudolf (37), Zueger, Beat (32)

All 8 variations

  1. French Defense: Classical Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♘c3 a6 4.♘f3 ♘f6 5.e5 ♘fd7 6.♗g5
  2. French Defense: Classical Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♘c3 ♘f6 4.♗g5 ♗e7 5.e5 ♘fd7 6.♗xe7 ♕xe7
  3. French Defense: Classical Variation, Alapin Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♘c3 ♘f6 4.♗g5 ♗e7 5.e5 ♘fd7 6.♗xe7 ♕xe7 7.♘b5
  4. French Defense: Classical Variation, Pollock Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♘c3 ♘f6 4.♗g5 ♗e7 5.e5 ♘fd7 6.♗xe7 ♕xe7 7.♕g4
  5. French Defense: Classical Variation, Rubinstein Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♘c3 ♘f6 4.♗g5 ♗e7 5.e5 ♘fd7 6.♗xe7 ♕xe7 7.♕d2
  6. French Defense: Classical Variation, Stahlberg Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♘c3 ♘f6 4.♗g5 ♗e7 5.e5 ♘fd7 6.♗xe7 ♕xe7 7.f4 O-O 8.♘f3 c5 9.♕d2 ♘c6 10.O-O-O c4
  7. French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♘c3 ♘f6 4.♗g5 ♗e7 5.e5 ♘fd7 6.♗xe7 ♕xe7 7.f4
  8. French Defense: Classical Variation, Tarrasch Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♘c3 ♘f6 4.♗g5 ♗e7 5.e5 ♘fd7 6.♗xe7 ♕xe7 7.♗d3