O Sarapu vs V Secula, 1949 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 25 moves, 1-0 Nice positional play I Veinger vs Korchnoi, 1986 (C07) French, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 0-1 Fine defending Tal vs Korchnoi, 1971  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1 Courageous play R Filguth vs Korchnoi, 1979  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1 Korchnoi vs Bondarevsky, 1951 (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 76 moves, 0-1 Great counterplay Van der Wiel vs Korchnoi, 1991  (C14) French, Classical, 34 moves, 0-1 Fine positional play Teichmann vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1907 (C11) French, 33 moves, 0-1 Fressinet vs Korchnoi, 1996  (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1 A battle royal followed by fine Rook and Knight ending Paulsen vs Blackburne, 1881  (C02) French, Advance, 74 moves, 0-1 Defence on heroic lines; then counterplay under fire A Menvielle Laccourreye vs Ljubojevic, 1974 (C02) French, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1 P B Petersen vs Timman, 2013  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 15 moves, 0-1 Good positional play leading to a decisive breakthrough D Kolka vs Yiye Wang, 2015 (C05) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1 Great defending by Korchnoi Navara vs Korchnoi, 2004  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2 A Matanovic vs Korchnoi, 1968  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 66 moves, 0-1 Chigorin vs Maroczy, 1907 (C11) French, 60 moves, 0-1 G Nagy vs Maroczy, 1928 (C02) French, Advance, 50 moves, 0-1 J McConnell vs Morphy, 1850  (C02) French, Advance, 14 moves, 0-1 Keres vs Capablanca, 1938  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 38 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1938  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0 L Forgacs vs Rubinstein, 1909   (C01) French, Exchange, 52 moves, 0-1 A model of endgame technique G Marco vs Maroczy, 1899  (C01) French, Exchange, 78 moves, 0-1 Maroczy vs Tarrasch, 1905  (B40) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1 French Exchange variation - by transposition Reti vs Kostic, 1922  (B40) Sicilian, 58 moves, 1-0 Tarrasch vs E Thorold, 1890  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 1-0 Maroczy vs Rubinstein, 1907   (C10) French, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 K Millward vs J Beltran Medina, 2007 (C02) French, Advance, 33 moves, 0-1 D Dimitrijevic vs K Millward, 2007  (C02) French, Advance, 37 moves, 1-0 Active play by both sides (thematic in this opening) Giri vs Carlsen, 2018  (C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2 U Valner vs M Gorozhanin, 2018 (C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 0-1 Tal vs Korchnoi, 1958  (C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 0-1 A stellar performance; a great Queen and Rook ending Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1977  (C18) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 0-1 Excellent defence C H Alexander vs Botvinnik, 1946  (C18) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0 Fischer vs Larsen, 1971  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0 Attack refuted by trapping the Queen Charousek vs Maroczy, 1897  (C13) French, 26 moves, 0-1 Kamsky vs Ding Liren, 2011  (C11) French, 40 moves, 0-1 Tarrasch vs Teichmann, 1912  (C14) French, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0 Steinitz vs Bird, 1866  (C14) French, Classical, 63 moves, 0-1 Schlechter vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C11) French, 41 moves, 0-1 Opening of g-file was a strategically incorrect for Black Duras vs Spielmann, 1912  (C11) French, 49 moves, 1-0 Lasker vs Maroczy, 1924  (C18) French, Winawer, 50 moves, 1-0 Maroczy vs Rubinstein, 1908   (C01) French, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0 Black: Bold Queenside castling and sacrifice of h pawn Fischer vs V Kovacevic, 1970  (C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1 How to save a lost Rook and Pawn ending Tarrasch vs Rubinstein, 1911  (C10) French, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2 7...Bxf6 incorrect and source of subsequent problems Timman vs Korchnoi, 1991  (C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0 F Lequoy vs D Julliard, 1982  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 16 moves, 0-1 Alekhine vs Diesel, 1944  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 0-1 K Nemcova vs S Odinaeva, 2016 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 23 moves, 1-0 S Tatai vs Korchnoi, 1978  (C01) French, Exchange, 14 moves, 0-1 R Grau vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 0-1 London vs Paris, 1834  (C01) French, Exchange, 30 moves, 0-1 W Winter vs Alekhine, 1936  (C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 0-1 Tartakower vs Botvinnik, 1946  (C01) French, Exchange, 54 moves, 0-1 Steinitz vs Lasker, 1894  (C10) French, 76 moves, 0-1 Lu Yanjing vs Li Nan, 2001 (C10) French, 57 moves, 0-1 Alekhine vs A Tsvetkov, 1936  (C10) French, 49 moves, 0-1 7...cxd4 cedes the centre. How NOT to play this defence Tal vs M Strelkov, 1949  (C10) French, 16 moves, 1-0 A variant of the Rubinstein Defence E Corzo vs Capablanca, 1902  (C10) French, 36 moves, 0-1 A fine Knight and Pawn ending Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1911  (C02) French, Advance, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2 R Molander vs Korchnoi, 2002  (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 0-1 H Wolf vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C10) French, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2 L Prokes vs Rubinstein, 1926  (C11) French, 25 moves, 0-1 A Queen and Pawn ending of note Salwe vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C01) French, Exchange, 115 moves, 0-1 F Duz-Khotimirsky vs Rubinstein, 1905  (C11) French, 22 moves, 0-1 Simplification into a won endgame W Kunze vs Rubinstein, 1905  (C11) French, 37 moves, 0-1 A combination to obtain a won endgame E Bebchuk vs Bronstein, 1974  (C08) French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed, 24 moves, 0-1 Steinitz vs J L McCutcheon, 1885  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 28 moves, 0-1 An instructive Rook, Bishop & Knight ending from Move 26 Fischer vs Petrosian, 1962  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 43 moves, 0-1 Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922   (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0 French by transposition. Active defence ending in tactical coup Nimzowitsch vs Schlechter, 1905  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 0-1 Pillsbury vs Marshall, 1897  (C13) French, 39 moves, 1-0 A model attack against the French Pillsbury vs Maroczy, 1900  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 46 moves, 1-0 Interesting from a theoretical point of view Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1912   (C02) French, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0 Classic Rook, Knight and Pawns ending Paulsen vs Tarrasch, 1888  (C02) French, Advance, 62 moves, 0-1 The dangers of pawn-grabbing in the opening Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914   (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0 Defence on heroic lines, then converts to won pawn ending Frias / Martinez vs Alekhine, 1945  (C02) French, Advance, 37 moves, 0-1 Rook & Pawn endgame I Rabinovich vs Botvinnik, 1937  (C02) French, Advance, 55 moves, 0-1 Active and resourceful piece play J van den Bosch vs Maroczy, 1930  (C02) French, Advance, 19 moves, 0-1 Interesting Rook vs. Knight endgame with pawns Lasker vs Blackburne, 1892  (C01) French, Exchange, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2 A slashing attack with odds of a Rook! Tarrasch vs Romberg, 1893  (000) Chess variants, 28 moves, 1-0 4.b4 refuted P Boersma vs Korchnoi, 1977  (C00) French Defense, 60 moves, 0-1 Of interest Pillsbury vs Maroczy, 1899  (C13) French, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2 A fine ending worthy of close study Capablanca vs Reti, 1924  (C14) French, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0 Marshall vs Breyer, 1912  (C10) French, 52 moves, 1-0 Capablanca vs J W Young, 1922  (C13) French, 31 moves, 1-0 Capablanca vs O Chajes, 1918  (C10) French, 45 moves, 1-0 Fine defending followed by model Queen ending Pillsbury vs Burn, 1898  (C11) French, 90 moves, 0-1 Of further interest Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0 Pawn endgame with White King in dominant position P S Leonhardt vs Marshall, 1911  (C14) French, Classical, 49 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935  (C15) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0 Maroczy vs Showalter, 1900  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0 Milner-Barry vs R G Wade, 1946  (C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0 Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1914  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 51 moves, 0-1 G Helbach vs Rubinstein, 1906  (C11) French, 36 moves, 0-1 Moreau vs Schlechter, 1903  (C00) French Defense, 34 moves, 0-1 S F Smith vs Menchik, 1928 (C11) French, 28 moves, 0-1 Solid play Teichmann vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C10) French, 23 moves, 0-1 Perfect positional play with a combination to conclude J Canepa vs Alekhine, 1938  (C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 0-1 Good Rook & Pawn ending G Fedorov vs V Shpagin, 2001 (C10) French, 49 moves, 0-1 R Kimende vs Yongtae Kim, 2006 (C10) French, 52 moves, 0-1 A win by direct, incisive play E Campora vs Nicolas Kulik, 2018 (C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1 Fine engame technique with change of front and triangulation Blackburne vs Maroczy, 1905 (C00) French Defense, 56 moves, 0-1 Bird vs Maroczy, 1895  (C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 0-1 Marshall vs Maroczy, 1926  (C11) French, 41 moves, 0-1 A E Sigurdarson vs O Johannsson, 2016 (C10) French, 35 moves, 0-1 R Taylor vs P Morten, 2005  (C10) French, 34 moves, 0-1 ref. game 117 H W Felderhof vs Maroczy, 1933 (C10) French, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2 P Rethy vs Maroczy, 1931  (C01) French, Exchange, 38 moves, 0-1 A superb Bishop and Pawn endgame V Gashimov vs Korchnoi, 2008  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 87 moves, 0-1 R Seiffert vs Uhlmann, 1954  (C18) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 0-1 Fighting defence S A Jones vs P J Sowray, 2014 (C18) French, Winawer, 45 moves, 0-1 Strategy based on dark squares weakness Chigorin vs Winawer, 1883  (C01) French, Exchange, 30 moves, 0-1 M Watgen vs G Deleyn, 1975 (C01) French, Exchange, 29 moves, 0-1 Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (C01) French, Exchange, 43 moves, 0-1 J W te Kolste vs Duras, 1905 (C01) French, Exchange, 58 moves, 0-1 S Devedzic vs L Stancic, 2008 (C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 0-1 Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1911  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1 Alekhine vs Vasic, 1931  (C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0 Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1995   (C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 0-1 M E Goldstein vs Maroczy, 1923 (C14) French, Classical, 27 moves, 0-1 Use of dark square diagonals by the Queen S Nitin vs Robson, 2011  (C11) French, 31 moves, 0-1 J B Hakizimana vs C Ali Marandi, 2012  (C02) French, Advance, 18 moves, 0-1 6.b3 refuted in the Advance variation - in style M Kusnetsov vs H Wachovius, 2001  (C02) French, Advance, 25 moves, 0-1 A blockade in the style of Nimzovitch Von Gottschall vs Tarrasch, 1888  (C16) French, Winawer, 100 moves, 0-1 Features restrictive pawn formations J Mieses vs Maroczy, 1905  (C01) French, Exchange, 59 moves, 0-1 Model play against the isolani in the Tarrasch variation Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs A Model, 1932  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0 A Zeidaks vs R Ervin, 1971 (C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 0-1 Lipke vs Burn, 1898  (C02) French, Advance, 48 moves, 0-1 Winawer Retreat variation, Armenian line. Some key points A Sznapik vs W Schmidt, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 0-1 Burn vs Alekhine, 1911  (C13) French, 82 moves, 1-0 Tarrasch vs K Eckart, 1889  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 17 moves, 1-0 J Hector vs P Carlsson, 2007  (C02) French, Advance, 31 moves, 0-1 A Stojanovic vs A Maric, 2003 (C02) French, Advance, 32 moves, 0-1 L Ibarra Chami vs Michel Rene, 2004 (C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 0-1 134 games