French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Shaposhnikov Gambit
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Nf6
The French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Shaposhnikov Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C07, reached after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Nf6. 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 4 times by this move order. White won 25%, 0% were drawn and Black won 75%. The most popular continuation is 5. dxe6 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.97 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. dxe6 Qxe6+)
- ECO
- C07
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Nf6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 4 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. dxe6 | 4 (100%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 0%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- Goran Segovic (2229) – Giuseppe Ghersinich (1918) 1-0 · TCh-CRO Final 2014 · 2014-05-14
- Julian Kopia (1800) – Arsenii Iankin (1976) 0-1 · exe Slovakia Open 2025 · 2025-09-20
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Johnleeantonio (2296) – BabbelNet (2057) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 300 + 0s
- FreddySotillo (2018) – Kabelo109 (1910) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
- Cidclei (1641) – Sebastugal_X (1662) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
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.