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French Defense · As Black · updated October 2026

Play the French like Ediz Gürel

A French repertoire built from 40 of Ediz Gürel's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Ediz Gürel chose most often. Where Ediz Gürel has fewer than 3 games, the course takes the other top-50 players' most played move, then Stockfish's. Learn a line on the board, then each position comes back in a short daily review until it sticks.

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  • Ediz Gürel was #4 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,336) and scored 59% against opponents averaging 3,078 in these games.
  • You play Ediz Gürel's own move in 13 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#4

Chess.com

Rating

3,336

Games

40

in this opening

Score

59%

in these games

Opponents

3,078

average rating

More about Ediz Gürel

Use arrow keys to navigate the board. Press Enter to select a piece, then use arrow keys and Enter to move. Press Escape to cancel a move.
Line 1 after 12 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 10% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.cxd4 Nge7 7.Na3 Qb6

  2. Line 2 · 8% at top level

    2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.c4 Bd6

  3. Line 3 · 8% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 c5

  4. Line 4 · 8% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 c5

  5. Line 5 · 7% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 c5 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.O-O cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bc5 10.Be3 Bb6

  6. Line 6 · 7% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 c5 7.Bd3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Ne5

  7. Line 7 · 6% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Be3 Nd5 8.Bd2 Bd6

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.cxd4 Nge7 7.Nc3 Nf5 8.a3 a6

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.cxd4 Nge7 7.Nc3 Nf5 8.h4 Qb6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bxc6 Qxc6

  10. Line 10 · 5% at top level

    2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 dxe4

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.g3 Be7

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 exd5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nxd5 6.Nf3 Nc6

Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.

Ediz Gürel's main line in the French, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.cxd4 Nge7 7.Na3 Qb6.

  1. 2.d4 Reply · Ediz Gürel's games A common reply here is 2.d4. At top level, this comes up about 73% of the time.
  2. 2…d5 Your move · Ediz Gürel's games Ediz Gürel played 2…d5 in 29 games, scoring 55%.
  3. 3.e5 Reply · Ediz Gürel's games A common reply here is 3.e5. At top level, this comes up about 20% of the time.
  4. 3…c5 Your move · Ediz Gürel's games Ediz Gürel played 3…c5 in 8 games, scoring 56%.
  5. 4.c3 Reply · Ediz Gürel's games A common reply here is 4.c3.
  6. 4…Nc6 Your move · Ediz Gürel's games Ediz Gürel played 4…Nc6 in 8 games, scoring 56%.
  7. 5.Nf3 Reply · Ediz Gürel's games A common reply here is 5.Nf3.
  8. 5…cxd4 Your move · Ediz Gürel's games Ediz Gürel played 5…cxd4 in 3 games, scoring 67%.
  9. 6.cxd4 Reply · Ediz Gürel's games A common reply here is 6.cxd4.
  10. 6…Nge7 Your move · Ediz Gürel's games Ediz Gürel played 6…Nge7 in 2 games, scoring 100%.
  11. 7.Na3 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 7.Na3. At top level, this comes up about 10% of the time.
  12. 7…Qb6 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Ediz Gürel play the French?
After 1.e4 e6, Ediz Gürel's most common line is 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.cxd4 Nge7 7.Na3 Qb6. At top level it comes up about 10% of the time.
Is this Ediz Gürel's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Ediz Gürel's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this French course based on?
40 of Ediz Gürel's Chess.com blitz games in the French Defense as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 3,078. Ediz Gürel scored 59% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
13 lines covering 40 positions, ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. The first 5 lines need no account; saving your progress with an email unlocks the rest, free.
Who is Ediz Gürel?
GM Ediz Gürel was ranked number 4 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,336 when this course was built.