French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3
The French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line is a chess opening classified as ECO C07, reached after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3. It is a line of the French Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,778 times by this move order. White won 50%, 6% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 4… Nc6 (42% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.09 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 4… cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd7 7. O-O)
- ECO
- C07
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 110 | |
| 1500-1999 | 687 | |
| 2000+ | 981 | |
| All | 1,778 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Nc6 | 753 (42%) | |
| 4… cxd4 | 643 (36%) | |
| 4… Nf6 | 182 (10%) | |
| 4… dxe4 | 70 (4%) | |
| 4… a6 | 40 (2%) | |
| 4… Qb6 | 38 (2%) | |
| 4… c4 | 28 (2%) | |
| 4… Bd7 | 5 (0%) |
Master games
7,224 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 29%, Black 30%). The strongest:
- Ethereal 14.40 (3545) – Caissa 1.21.2 (3545) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-11-29
- Caissa 1.21.2 (3545) – Ethereal 14.40 (3545) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-11-27
- LCZero 0.30-dag-8092b376-BT2-3 (3573) – SlowChess Blitz 2.9 avx2 (3455) 1-0 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-04-02
- SlowChess Blitz 2.9 avx2 (3455) – LCZero 0.30-dag-8092b376-BT2-3 (3573) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-03-31
- SlowChess Blitz 2.9 avx2 (3455) – KomodoDragon 3.2 (3569) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-03-19
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Johnizard (2725) – GM cutemouse83 (2952) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Johnizard (2720) – GM cutemouse83 (2957) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- IM Hripach007 (2718) – FM Squoznyak (2869) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System (3. Nd2 c5) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5
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.