Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation C18
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3
5,832 tournament games from this position · White wins 44%, draws 27%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ne7 | 2,990 | 45% 27% 28% | 2249 | 2026 |
| Qa5 | 1,461 | 42% 27% 31% | 2267 | 2026 |
| Qc7 | 814 | 47% 24% 29% | 2215 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 533 | 41% 26% 34% | 2321 | 2026 |
| c4 | 11 | 73% 18% | 1965 | 2024 |
| b6 | 8 | 75% 25% | 2144 | 2024 |
| cxd4 | 7 | 100% | 1857 | 2026 |
| Qb6 | 3 | 100% | 1874 | 2017 |
| Bd7 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1817 | 2013 |
| f6 | 1 | 100% | 1910 | 2020 |
| f5 | 1 | 100% | 1969 | 2013 |
| Qd7 | 1 | 100% | 2245 | 2018 |
Top games
| Giri, A2764–Carlsen, M2859 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Caruana, F2773–Carlsen, M2843 | 1-0 | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Anand, V2754–Carlsen, M2853 | 0-1 | Global Chess League 2023 | 2023 |
| Carlsen, M2859–Rapport, R2740 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Anand, V2783–So, W2810 | ½-½ | 30th Leon GM 2017 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2786–Rapport, R2776 | 0-1 | Superbet Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Giri, A2782–So, W2778 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2782–So, W2778 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2792–Rapport, R2763 | 1-0 | 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid | 2021 |
| Carlsen, M2830–Rapport, R2719 | 1-0 | GRENKE Chess Playoffs 1-2 | 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