Tarrasch French

In the opening book this is the French Defense: Tarrasch Variation.

The book line for French Defense: Tarrasch Variation is e4, e6, d4, d5, Nd2. This page collects the 24 named lines under that variation.

24 named lines · ECO C03, C04, C05, C06, C07, C08, C09 · 5,302 tagged puzzles in the source database

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French Defense: Tarrasch Variation

Play the next move in the line.

  1. e4
  2. e6
  3. d4
  4. d5
  5. Nd2

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e6.
  3. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  4. Black pawn moves from d7 to d5.
  5. White knight moves from b1 to d2.

Named lines

  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation (C03) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense (C03) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Thunderbunny Variation (C03) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. c3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 e5
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Haberditz Variation (C03) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 f5
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Modern System (C03) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation (C03) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line (C04) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik Variation (C05) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 b6
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation (C05) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation (C05) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Pawn Center Variation (C05) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line (C06) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Leningrad Variation (C06) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nb6
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense (C07) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense, Modern Line (C07) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Eliskases Variation (C07) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd8
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System (C07) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Shaposhnikov Gambit (C07) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Nf6
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Süchting Line (C07) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. c3
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System (C08) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Advance Line (C08) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 c4
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line (C09) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6
  • French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line (C09) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Ne7 9. c3

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