Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Main Line C02
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. O-O
463 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 19%, Black wins 44%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nxd4 | 430 | 36% 19% 45% | 2093 | 2026 |
| Nb4 | 18 | 39% 22% 39% | 2101 | 2026 |
| Nh6 | 7 | 57% 14% 29% | 1905 | 2024 |
| Rc8 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1835 | 2017 |
| f6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1885 | 2017 |
| Nge7 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2034 | 2021 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 1645 | 2014 |
Top games
| Topalov, V2752–Morozevich, A2770 | 1-0 | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Alekseenko, K2699–Lagarde, Max2648 | 0-1 | 54th Biel GM Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Durarbayli, V2612–Shankland, S2710 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Durarbayli, V2629–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2646 | 1-0 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | 2021 |
| Ivic, Velimir2620–Bluebaum, M2647 | ½-½ | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | 2021 |
| Mamedov, Rau2655–Kourkoulos Arditis, Stamatis2583 | ½-½ | 25th European Teams | 2025 |
| Smerdon, D2523–Sadler, M2646 | 0-1 | 4NCL 2013-14 | 2014 |
| Lagarde, Max2648–Narciso Dublan, M2519 | ½-½ | 40th Benasque Open 2021 | 2021 |
| Shevchenko, Kirill2644–Gavrilescu, David2518 | 0-1 | Superbet Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Chirila, I2530–Hakobyan, Aram2625 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Masters 2024 | 2024 |
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