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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6

White to move
3,341 games · 1914-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

9. exf6

3,044

41.5%

33.7%

24.9%

9. Nf4

270

37.4%

25.2%

37.4%

9. f4

39.4%

15.2

45.5%

9. Nf3

J Goncalves vs A Franck, 1960 1-0

9.exf6 +0.76 (47 ply)

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

DEBUT: Keres vs Menchik, 1939 (1-0)
RECENT: Sarin Nihal vs R Haria, 2018 (1/2-1/2)

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

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C05: French, Tarrasch (3318)
C06: French, Tarrasch (22)
C00: French Defense (1)

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