Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with Bd3 C18
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Bd3
50 tournament games from this position · White wins 32%, draws 20%, Black wins 48%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nbc6 | 22 | 36% 18% 45% | 2086 | 2025 |
| Qa5 | 10 | 30% 20% 50% | 2145 | 2025 |
| Qc7 | 8 | 38% 50% | 1979 | 2025 |
| b6 | 4 | 25% 75% | 2000 | 2023 |
| Bd7 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1962 | 2021 |
| O-O | 2 | 50% 50% | 2133 | 2018 |
| c4 | 1 | 100% | 1816 | 2013 |
Top games
| Saraci, Nderim2468–Vallejo Pons, F2716 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Karthikeyan, M22612–Krishna, Crg2444 | ½-½ | 26th Abu Dhabi Masters | 2019 |
| Tiglon, Bryce2392–Holt, C2592 | ½-½ | Berkeley Summer GM Norm | 2018 |
| Martinez Duany, L2524–Sanchez L, S2431 | 1-0 | COL Tierra de Atletas-A | 2020 |
| Corrales Jimenez, F2549–Abrahamyan, T2385 | 1-0 | National Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Harshavardhan, G B2405–Cvek, R2439 | ½-½ | 23rd Marienbad A1 GM 2025 | 2025 |
| Czernek, Tymon2188–Socko, B2630 | 0-1 | Jana Maciei Mem 2022 | 2022 |
| Atabayew, S2341–Boros, De2462 | 1-0 | FSGM July 2015 | 2015 |
| Arnhold, Steffi2078–Gaal, Zsoka2383 | 0-1 | 28th OIBM 2025 | 2025 |
| Vazquez Torres, A2205–Serrano Bozada, E2225 | 1-0 | ch-ESP University 2013 | 2013 |
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