Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation C02
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O Bd7 8. Re1
638 tournament games from this position · White wins 52%, draws 18%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nge7 | 334 | 52% 21% 27% | 2223 | 2026 |
| Rc8 | 120 | 51% 17% 33% | 2226 | 2026 |
| Nh6 | 54 | 41% 20% 39% | 2230 | 2026 |
| a6 | 41 | 44% 44% | 2220 | 2026 |
| dxc3 | 40 | 78% 15% | 1995 | 2026 |
| h6 | 30 | 33% 27% 40% | 2190 | 2026 |
| Bc5 | 6 | 100% | 1827 | 2025 |
| a5 | 5 | 60% 40% | 2131 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 4 | 100% | 2137 | 2024 |
| f6 | 2 | 100% | 2002 | 2024 |
| h5 | 1 | 100% | 2123 | 2026 |
| g6 | 1 | 100% | 2339 | 2022 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2763–Ponkratov, P2659 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 | 2021 |
| Shevchenko, Kirill2644–Duda, J2750 | 0-1 | Superbet Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Motylev, A2597–L'Ami, E2645 | ½-½ | 5th Prague Challengers | 2023 |
| Zemlyanskii, Ivan2586–Salem, Ar2640 | ½-½ | Fujairah Global Superstar | 2025 |
| Adhiban, Baskaran2611–Cheng, Bo2583 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Berg, E2543–Meier, Geo2641 | 0-1 | Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open | 2015 |
| Ragger, M2668–Rozentalis, E2517 | ½-½ | TCh-AUT 2021-22 | 2021 |
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