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3,961 games · 1891-2025
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 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
8...f6  3,309

41.2%

33%

25.9%
8...Qb6  343

44.3%

34.4%

21.3%
8...Nb6  218

41.3%

28%

30.7%
8...a5  35

51.4%

28.6%

20%
8...Be7  26

76.9%


15.4
8...Nb4  12

41.7%

25%

33.3%
8...f5  8

75%


12.5
8...Bb4  7

71.4%

14.3

14.3
8...g6  3

100%
8...Qa5 R Archer vs N Larter, 2009 1-0

8...f6 =0.00 (44 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
M R Sangeetha vs S Dhar, 2001 (1-0)
Motylev vs A Iljushin, 2000 (1-0)
Tal vs Timman, 1985 (1-0)
P Carlsson vs Timman, 2007 (0-1)
Karpov vs A J Mestel, 1984 (1-0)

DEBUT: Tarrasch vs M Kuerschner, 1891 (1-0)
RECENT: Kosteniuk vs K De Francesco, 2018 (1/2-1/2)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
FRENCH Tarrasch Positional 5Bd3 7Nge2 by unicorn
French Tarrasch by powerfade11

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C05: French, Tarrasch (3933)
C06: French, Tarrasch (26)
C00: French Defense (1)
B10: Caro-Kann (1)

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