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 Qc7
359 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 30%, Black wins 24%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h5 | 204 | 49% 30% 21% | 2343 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 84 | 39% 37% 24% | 2311 | 2026 |
| Rh3 | 34 | 59% 18% 24% | 2336 | 2026 |
| Rb1 | 18 | 39% 50% | 2239 | 2025 |
| Bd2 | 17 | 24% 41% 35% | 2218 | 2025 |
| Bd3 | 1 | 100% | 2414 | 2025 |
| Qg4 | 1 | 100% | 2162 | 2024 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2859–Rapport, R2740 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2782–So, W2778 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2792–Rapport, R2763 | 1-0 | 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Wei Yi2754–Nihal, Sarin2716 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2026 |
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