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C09: French, Tarrasch, open variation, main line

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6

French, Tarrasch, open variation, main line

C09 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 3024
Last Played: May 2026
Overall score:
34.6% 47.5% 17.9%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Vlastimil Jansa 23 games
Efim Geller 15 games
Milan Matulovic 14 games
Black  
Wolfgang Uhlmann 85 games
Rafael A Vaganian 64 games
Wlodzimierz Schmidt 34 games

Possible continuations:

6. Bb5  2520
34.6 % 49.7 % 15.7 %
6. dxc5  270
35.6 % 34.1 % 30.4 %
6. Be2  170
35.9 % 41.2 % 22.9 %
6. c3  35
22.9 % 31.4 % 45.7 %
6. Nb3  18
22.2 % 50 % 27.8 %
6. Qe2+  5
40 % 40 % 20 %
6. Bd3  5
60 % 20 % 20 %