ECO C13 · French Defense

French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Breyer Variation

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5

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White to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

7. Bxe7+0.70

White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Breyer Variation (C13), reached after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5, Stockfish 18 recommends 7. Bxe7 for White. White is slightly better (+0.70).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.707. Bxe7 Kxe7 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Qb6 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. O-O-O h6
  2. +0.027. Nb5 f6 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qh6 fxg5 10. Bd3 Nb6 11. hxg5 Kd7
  3. −0.157. f4 Nc6 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Qe2 b5

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Breyer Variation?
After 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 7. Bxe7 for White, continuing Kxe7 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Qb6 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. O-O-O h6. White is slightly better (+0.70). The next best moves are 7. Nb5 (+0.02) and 7. f4 (−0.15).
Is the French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Breyer Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.70: white is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Breyer Variation?
C13. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; C is the volume for open games and the French Defense.

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).