Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Advance Variation, Lputian Variation C02
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6
1,000 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 27%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b4 | 746 | 37% 25% 38% | 2219 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 250 | 42% 31% 27% | 2265 | 2026 |
| Bxh6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2320 | 2015 |
| Ra2 | 1 | 100% | 2010 | 2016 |
| Be2 | 1 | 100% | 1797 | 2015 |
Top games
| Grischuk, A2792–Caruana, F2791 | 0-1 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2751–Nakamura, Hi2802 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2757–Aronian, L2747 | 1-0 | Superbet POL Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Aronian, L2742–So, W2753 | 1-0 | Levitov Chess Week Rapid | 2023 |
| Caruana, F2773–Vallejo Pons, F2697 | 1-0 | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Shirov, A2684–Nakamura, Hi2787 | 0-1 | 5th Zurich CC 2016 | 2016 |
| Vidit, S2720–Aronian, L2729 | 0-1 | SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Eljanov, P2695–Vachier Lagrave, M2739 | 0-1 | World Rapid Team 2023 | 2023 |
| Yu Yangyi2735–Bacrot, E2662 | 0-1 | FIDE World Cup 2023 | 2023 |
| Anton Guijarro, D2692–Vallejo Pons, F2703 | 0-1 | 4th Prague Masters 2022 | 2022 |
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