Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation C16
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5
11,314 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 27%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5 | 8,066 | 44% 27% 29% | 2245 | 2026 |
| Ne7 | 1,920 | 42% 26% 32% | 2252 | 2026 |
| b6 | 821 | 41% 24% 34% | 2268 | 2026 |
| Qd7 | 452 | 42% 26% 31% | 2242 | 2026 |
| Bf8 | 21 | 48% 24% 29% | 2275 | 2026 |
| Bxc3+ | 11 | 82% 18% | 2075 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 7 | 43% 14% 43% | 1956 | 2019 |
| Bd7 | 4 | 75% 25% | 1963 | 2018 |
| a6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2138 | 2025 |
| f6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2208 | 2015 |
| Nh6 | 2 | 100% | 1789 | 2023 |
| Nd7 | 2 | 100% | 1975 | 2014 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 1842 | 2014 |
| c6 | 1 | 100% | 2120 | 2012 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2775–Carlsen, M2872 | ½-½ | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Giri, A2764–Carlsen, M2859 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2778–Carlsen, M2843 | ½-½ | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Caruana, F2773–Carlsen, M2843 | 1-0 | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Anand, V2754–Carlsen, M2853 | 0-1 | Global Chess League 2023 | 2023 |
| Giri, A2782–Caruana, F2816 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2859–Rapport, R2740 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2775–Caruana, F2819 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2783–So, W2810 | ½-½ | 30th Leon GM 2017 | 2017 |
| Giri, A2752–Carlsen, M2834 | ½-½ | 80th Tata Steel GpA | 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