Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Advance Variation, Steinitz Variation C02
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5
60 tournament games from this position · White wins 35%, draws 27%, Black wins 38%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 37 | 27% 32% 41% | 2106 | 2026 |
| Bxc5 | 20 | 45% 20% 35% | 1979 | 2026 |
| Qc7 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1756 | 2019 |
| Nd7 | 1 | 100% | 2214 | 2017 |
Top games
| Smolin, S12260–Demidov, M2485 | 0-1 | European Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Nitish, Belurkar2294–Rahman, Zia2440 | ½-½ | 5th IIFL Wealth Mumbai Op | 2020 |
| Capellades Subirana, M2212–Romero Holmes, A2443 | 1-0 | TCh-CAT Gp2 2016 | 2016 |
| Kudzma, L2251–Stremavicius, Pijus2392 | 0-1 | TCh-LTU 2024 | 2024 |
| Delgerdalai, Bayarjavkhlan2278–Stinka, Jakub2306 | 1-0 | Ceske Budejovice IM 2023 | 2023 |
| Rozovsky, Daniel2092–Yang, Dar2486 | 0-1 | 113th US Open 2012 | 2012 |
| Skorodelov, S2239–Zubkov, Vsevolod2333 | 0-1 | 14th Moscow Open A 2018 | 2018 |
| Dolezal, Vit2031–Demidov, M2519 | 0-1 | Prague Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Smolin, S12140–Porper, E2377 | 0-1 | World Senior 50+ 2018 | 2018 |
| Borisenko, V2330–Grigoryeva, O22171 | ½-½ | 14th Moscow Open F 2018 | 2018 |
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