Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Advance Variation, Extended Bishop Swap C02
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bd7
128 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 27%, Black wins 37%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 101 | 33% 30% 38% | 2162 | 2026 |
| c3 | 14 | 36% 29% 36% | 2194 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2050 | 2026 |
| Nd2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2552 | 2019 |
| a3 | 2 | 100% | 2068 | 2025 |
| Be3 | 2 | 100% | 2070 | 2025 |
| c4 | 1 | 100% | 1986 | 2021 |
| f4 | 1 | 100% | 2190 | 2025 |
Top games
| Lu Shanglei2643–Mendonca, Leon Luke2615 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Piorun, K2656–Ider, B2506 | 1-0 | Coupe de France 2019 | 2019 |
| Gharibyan, Mamikon2504–Piorun, K2593 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Piorun, K2633–Efimov, Ig2413 | 0-1 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2018 | 2018 |
| Shirov, A2597–Bilguun, Sumiya2441 | 1-0 | FIDE World Bl Team Pool B | 2026 |
| Amar, Elham2589–Goutham Krishna H2427 | 1-0 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | 2025 |
| Golubka, P2398–Piorun, K2599 | ½-½ | 100th Ann. Silesian Chess | 2024 |
| Sattarov, B2353–Piorun, K2593 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Martirosyan, Haik M.2635–Pigeat, A2303 | 1-0 | TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 | 2025 |
| Lavrov, Ma12369–Santos Latasa, J2567 | ½-½ | 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 | 2017 |
French Defense variations
French DefenseC00Banzai-Leong GambitC00Horwitz AttackC00King's Indian AttackC00La Bourdonnais VariationC00Normal VariationC00Réti-Spielmann AttackC00Steiner VariationC00Steinitz AttackC00Bird InvitationC00Chigorin VariationC00Knight VariationC00Queen's KnightC00French DefenseC00Baeuerle GambitC00Franco-Hiva GambitC00Franco-Sicilian DefenseC00King's Indian Attack, Franco-Hiva GambitC00St. George DefenseC00Knight Variation, Franco-Hiva GambitC00Mediterranean DefenseC00Diemer-Duhm GambitC00St. George Defense, Three Pawn AttackC00Advance VariationC02