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 Qc7
10 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 10%, Black wins 50%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 1999 | 2022 |
| Qg4 | 4 | 25% 75% | 1989 | 2025 |
| Bd2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2047 | 2023 |
Top games
| Scurtu, Alexandr2062–Ciorgovean, Iustin2319 | 0-1 | GP Stage 5 Braila 2022 | 2022 |
| Zhugin, Nikolay1897–Grebnev, Aleksey2474 | 0-1 | Lobanov Memorial Blitz | 2021 |
| Almeida, Heidy Jose Moreira De1892–Teixeira, Ri2205 | 0-1 | Zonal 2.4 2017 | 2017 |
| Bogusz, Alan1727–Lewtak, Da2365 | 1-0 | 10th POL-HUN Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Sabirova, O2113–Ibragimova, I Uzb1953 | ½-½ | ch-UZB Final w 2014 | 2014 |
| Chinguun, Sumiya2389–Sadybekov, Adilzhan1674 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2024 |
| Xu, Xiangyu2034–Frost, P1823 | 1-0 | 3rd HD Bank Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Guerrero Almaguer, Dairenis1876–Cardenas Montano, Mariam Eliz1938 | 0-1 | Guillermo Garcia Open | 2025 |
| Kristjansson, Arni H1884–Ulfsson, Olafur Evert1808 | 1-0 | TCh-ISL Div 2 2017-18 | 2018 |
| Halvorsen, Benjamin1767–Scallan, Fiachra1899 | 0-1 | Irish International Open | 2019 |
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