Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation C19
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. a4
273 tournament games from this position · White wins 48%, draws 26%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qa5 | 119 | 47% 28% 25% | 2279 | 2026 |
| Qc7 | 65 | 52% 25% 23% | 2329 | 2026 |
| Nbc6 | 56 | 50% 23% 27% | 2246 | 2026 |
| b6 | 21 | 38% 33% 29% | 2310 | 2025 |
| Bd7 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2489 | 2023 |
| O-O | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2290 | 2025 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 2780 | 2018 |
| cxd4 | 1 | 100% | 1731 | 2017 |
Top games
| Giri, A2782–So, W2778 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| So, W2753–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2716 | 1-0 | Armageddon Grand Finale L | 2023 |
| Grischuk, A2754–Naiditsch, A2696 | 1-0 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | 2016 |
| Wang Hao2709–Vallejo Pons, F2707 | ½-½ | TCh-CHN 2017 | 2017 |
| Oparin, G2660–Ivanchuk, V2623 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 | 2025 |
| Perunovic, Mil2622–Socko, B2657 | 0-1 | ch-European Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2601–Sargissian, G2677 | 1-0 | 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 | 2018 |
| Wei Yi2748–Sambuev, B2529 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Bartel, Mat2619–Socko, B2651 | 0-1 | ch-POL 2013 | 2013 |
| Rechlis, G2521–Harikrishna, P2725 | 1-0 | World Blitz 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