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French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line (C04)
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 Nc6 4 Ngf3 Nf6

Number of games in database: 1484
Years covered: 1937 to 2022
Overall record:
   White wins 43.5%
   Black wins 27.3%
   Draws 29.2%

Popularity graph, by decade

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Michele Godena  10 games
Gawain Jones  9 games
Andrew Soltis  6 games
Milan Drasko  26 games
Rafael Vaganian  23 games
Carlos Guimard  23 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Tal vs Vaganian, 1973
D Donchev vs Topalov, 1989
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1944
V Kirillov vs A S Blankstein, 1938
NN vs Ross, 1974
E Ermenkov vs V Kovacevic, 1990
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 page 1 of 60; games 1-25 of 1,484  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Kotov vs A Chistiakov 0-1701937Ch MoscowC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
2. N Kopaev vs D Grechkin  1-0321938Trade Unions ChampionshipC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
3. V Kirillov vs A S Blankstein 0-1101938Kharkov championshipC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
4. Petrov vs I Rudakovsky  ½-½841940USSR ChampionshipC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
5. Bolbochan vs C Guimard 0-1501941Aguas de Sao Pedro / Sao PauloC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
6. W O Cruz vs P Duarte  1-0171942BRA-ch MatchC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
7. M Luckis vs Stahlberg  1-0621942Mar del PlataC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
8. L Sherbakov vs I Aramanovich  0-1401942Moscow ChampionshipC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
9. A Liebstein vs C Guimard  0-1411943Mar del PlataC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
10. Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky 1-0461944USSR ChampionshipC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
11. Bondarevsky vs V Saigin  1-0351945URS-sf MoscowC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
12. Smyslov vs A Serebrisky 0-1211945MoscowC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
13. B Verlinsky vs V Saigin  0-1581945URS-sf MoscowC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
14. Boleslavsky vs I Rudakovsky 1-0761945USSR ChampionshipC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
15. G Kluger vs T Florian  1-0631946HUN-chC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
16. D Rovner vs Tolush  0-138194620th Ch LeningradC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
17. E Reinhardt vs C Guimard  1-0431946Mar del PlataC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
18. Tartakower vs C Guimard  1-0431946GroningenC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
19. Yanofsky vs C Guimard 1-0281946GroningenC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
20. Pachman vs C Guimard  0-1291946PragueC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
21. S Kalabar vs B Rabar  0-1291946Yugoslav ChampionshipC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
22. B Milic vs M Subaric  0-1271946Yugoslav ChampionshipC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
23. S Kalabar vs I Kindij  1-0641946Yugoslav ChampionshipC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
24. Bronstein vs V Barsauskas 1-02019473rd Ch LithuaniaC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
25. C Boutteville vs Tartakower  0-1331947ParisC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-07-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: Here are some puzzles from C04 miniatures: http://www.wtharvey.com/c04.html
Nov-10-09  Robin01: I recently faced this line with the white pieces OTB. It was a new experience for me. I noticed a couple of games in the database. However, I played 6.h3 in this position for white. After 6...Nh6, I then continued 7.c3. It was an interesting game and ended in a draw. Has anyone else faced this OTB?


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Nov-10-09  AnalyzeThis: I remember facing the Guimard, and didn't know what to do. My opponent got in a quick e5 break, and equalized. So, I figured out a scheme to trade queens, and keep the game equal, and managed to outplay the guy in the endgame. But, I was very impressed with the opening concept.
May-22-12  optimal play: <Robin01> 5...Ng4 in your diagram looks odd compared to the usual 5...Nd7 although it still might be better than 5...Ne4 which I encountered once...

[White "optimal play"][Black "anonymous"][Result "1-0"][ECO "C04"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.c3 Nxd2 7.Bxd2 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.O-O f6 10.exf6 Rxf6 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Rf7 13.Qg4 Bc5 14.Bh6 Qf8 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.fxe3 c5 17.Rxf7 Qxf7 18.Rf1 Qe7 19.Qh5 g6 20.Bxg6 hxg6 21.Qxg6+ Qg7 22.Qe8+ Kh7 23.Rf7 1-0

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