French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Teichmann Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 f6
The French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Teichmann Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C13, reached after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 f6. It is a line of the French Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 11 times by this move order. White won 45%, 0% were drawn and Black won 55%. The most popular continuation is 7. exf6 (73% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.98 (Stockfish, depth 37; best line 7. Qh5+ g6 8. exf6 gxh5 9. fxe7 Qxe7)
- ECO
- C13
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 f6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 5 | |
| 2000+ | 6 | |
| All | 11 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. exf6 | 8 (73%) | |
| 7. Qh5+ | 2 (18%) | |
| 7. Bf4 | 1 (9%) |
Master games
19 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 79%, draw 5%, Black 16%). The strongest:
- GM Gabor Nagy (2518) – CM Levente Miszler (2232) 1-0 · Titled Tue 3rd May Late · 2022-05-03
- FM Ryan Harper (2293) – WGM Alina L`Ami (2415) 0-1 · Heroes Day Masters 2014 · 2014-04-28
- GM Alexandr Fier (2595) – Azzouz Mohammed jad (1888) 1-0 · 9th Mohammad Sekkat Open · 2016-11-26
- IM Pawel Piekielny (2332) – IM Milan Babula (2144) 1-0 · FIDE Disabilities Olym · 2026-09-16
- FM Matthias Gantner (2255) – FM Eugene Yanayt (2222) 1-0 · 4NCL 2015-16 · 2016-01-24
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Dangerous08 (2236) – EgorKurulev (2246) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- marco11111 (2139) – Titkov (2272) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- DoktorLove (2172) – Caliando (2126) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4
More French Defense lines (all)
- French Defense (1. e4 e6) C00
- French Defense (2. d4 d5) C00
- French Defense: Alapin Gambit C00
- French Defense: Baeuerle Gambit C00
- French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit C00
- French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit, Pinova Gambit C00
- French Defense: Bird Invitation C00
- French Defense: Carlson Gambit C00
- French Defense: Chigorin Variation C00
- French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit C00
- French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted C00
- French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit C00
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.