Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4 C18
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4
665 tournament games from this position · White wins 48%, draws 27%, Black wins 25%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qc7 | 333 | 46% 31% 23% | 2320 | 2026 |
| Qa5 | 144 | 48% 24% 28% | 2325 | 2026 |
| Nbc6 | 118 | 53% 24% 23% | 2261 | 2026 |
| b6 | 38 | 58% 26% 16% | 2357 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 18 | 39% 22% 39% | 2247 | 2025 |
| h6 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2196 | 2022 |
| h5 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2258 | 2025 |
| Nd7 | 2 | 100% | 2370 | 2018 |
| O-O | 1 | 100% | 2113 | 2017 |
| cxd4 | 1 | 100% | 2049 | 2015 |
| Nf5 | 1 | 100% | 1845 | 2014 |
| c4 | 1 | 100% | 1817 | 2024 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2782–So, W2778 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| 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 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2747–Grischuk, A2745 | ½-½ | 18th Moscow Stars Prelim | 2022 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2741–Rapport, R2745 | ½-½ | Superbet Classic 2023 | 2023 |
| Alekseenko, K2698–Nepomniachtchi, I2774 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2020 | 2020 |
| Bartel, Mat2641–Vallejo Pons, F2711 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2016-17 | 2016 |
| Wei Yi2726–Xu, Xiangyu2626 | 0-1 | Shenzhen Nanshan Men 2023 | 2023 |
| Santos Latasa, J2653–Shevchenko, Kirill2694 | 0-1 | Euro Pairs Blitz Open B | 2023 |
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