Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit C02
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3
1,371 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 19%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 856 | 46% 20% 34% | 2155 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 455 | 44% 19% 37% | 2038 | 2026 |
| Nh6 | 45 | 53% 24% 22% | 2080 | 2025 |
| Nge7 | 9 | 78% | 2012 | 2024 |
| f6 | 4 | 25% 75% | 2052 | 2024 |
| c4 | 1 | 100% | 2155 | 2022 |
| Be7 | 1 | 100% | 1977 | 2025 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2763–Ponkratov, P2659 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 | 2021 |
| Shevchenko, Kirill2644–Duda, J2750 | 0-1 | Superbet Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2701–Bauer, Ch2639 | 0-1 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2021 | 2021 |
| Sulskis, S2525–Giri, A2780 | 0-1 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | 2018 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2689–Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian2609 | 1-0 | 36th ECC Open 2021 | 2021 |
| Grandelius, N2661–Bacrot, E2627 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | 2025 |
| Cheparinov, I2663–Svane, Frederik2618 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2023 | 2023 |
| Durarbayli, V2629–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2646 | 1-0 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | 2021 |
| Motylev, A2597–L'Ami, E2645 | ½-½ | 5th Prague Challengers | 2023 |
| Zemlyanskii, Ivan2586–Salem, Ar2640 | ½-½ | Fujairah Global Superstar | 2025 |
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