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C00: French, Chigorin variation

1. e4 e6 2. Qe2

French, Chigorin variation

C00 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 3896
Last Played: Jul 2026
Overall score:
44.1% 26.7% 29.1%

Played frequently by:

White  
Mikhail Chigorin 50 games
Gabriel Mazziotti Irigoyen 21 games
Karel Hromadka 21 games
Black  
Siegbert Tarrasch 11 games
Ivan Farago 11 games
Sergey Volkov 10 games

Possible continuations:

2... c5  2296
41.3 % 27.9 % 30.7 %
2... Be7  444
47.3 % 28.8 % 23.9 %
2... Nc6  244
48.8 % 26.6 % 24.6 %
2... e5  218
42.7 % 28.4 % 28.9 %
2... b6  206
50.5 % 21.8 % 27.7 %
2... d5  185
53.5 % 21.1 % 25.4 %
2... Nf6  116
38.8 % 21.6 % 39.7 %
2... Ne7  93
43 % 23.7 % 33.3 %
2... c6  26
61.5 % 26.9 %
2... g6  18
77.8 % 16.7 %
2... Bc5  16
43.8 % 25 % 31.3 %
2... d6  13
76.9 % 15.4 %
2... Qe7  11
54.5 % 36.4 %
2... a6  5
60 % 20 % 20 %
2... b5  2
100 %