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 Qc7
73 tournament games from this position · White wins 49%, draws 29%, Black wins 22%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 71 | 51% 28% 21% | 2343 | 2026 |
| Qd2 | 1 | 100% | 1745 | 2020 |
| Bd3 | 1 | 100% | 2480 | 2025 |
Top games
| Grischuk, A2754–Naiditsch, A2696 | 1-0 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | 2016 |
| Wei Yi2748–Sambuev, B2529 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Jakovenko, D2710–Lugovskoy, M2474 | 1-0 | ch-RUS Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Jakovenko, D2749–Wang, Yiye2431 | 1-0 | TCh-CHN 2018 | 2018 |
| Kobalia, M2614–Iljiushenok, I2515 | 0-1 | 73rd ch-RUS HL 2020 | 2020 |
| Murzin, Volodar2541–Romanov, E2570 | 0-1 | TCh-TUR Super League 2022 | 2022 |
| Pavlidis, Ant2536–Pichot, A2565 | ½-½ | St Louis Fall B 2017 | 2017 |
| Jakovenko, D2710–Shubin, Kirill2375 | 1-0 | ch-RUS Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Kosteniuk, A2538–Dzagnidze, N2522 | 1-0 | Olympiad Women 2016 | 2016 |
| Nunn, J2568–Vaisser, A2477 | 1-0 | World Senior Teams +65 | 2022 |
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