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 Ne7
3,964 tournament games from this position · White wins 45%, draws 27%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qg4 | 2,391 | 46% 27% 27% | 2249 | 2026 |
| h4 | 658 | 48% 27% 24% | 2310 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 560 | 36% 30% 34% | 2219 | 2026 |
| a4 | 273 | 48% 26% 26% | 2290 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 42 | 29% 21% 50% | 2049 | 2025 |
| f4 | 26 | 38% 19% 42% | 2026 | 2025 |
| Bb5+ | 4 | 50% 50% | 1921 | 2024 |
| Ne2 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2168 | 2016 |
| Bg5 | 1 | 100% | 1742 | 2013 |
| Be2 | 1 | 100% | 1620 | 2020 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 2168 | 2014 |
| Nh3 | 1 | 100% | 2064 | 2019 |
| c4 | 1 | 100% | 1741 | 2016 |
| dxc5 | 1 | 100% | 2142 | 2018 |
| Bd2 | 1 | 100% | 2059 | 2016 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2778–Carlsen, M2843 | ½-½ | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Caruana, F2773–Carlsen, M2843 | 1-0 | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Anand, V2783–So, W2810 | ½-½ | 30th Leon GM 2017 | 2017 |
| Giri, A2752–Carlsen, M2834 | ½-½ | 80th Tata Steel GpA | 2018 |
| Giri, A2782–So, W2778 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2782–So, W2778 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2830–Rapport, R2719 | 1-0 | GRENKE Chess Playoffs 1-2 | 2024 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2767–Nepomniachtchi, I2774 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2020 | 2020 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2739–So, W2788 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown G10 | 2017 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2739–So, W2788 | ½-½ | Champions Showdown G5 | 2017 |
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