Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Bogoljubow Variation C17
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2
1,104 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 27%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ne7 | 684 | 38% 30% 32% | 2238 | 2026 |
| cxd4 | 150 | 49% 19% 31% | 2097 | 2026 |
| Nh6 | 129 | 40% 32% 29% | 2220 | 2025 |
| Bxc3 | 48 | 54% 21% 25% | 2096 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 41 | 59% 17% 24% | 2176 | 2026 |
| a6 | 35 | 71% 14% 14% | 2050 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 10 | 90% | 2000 | 2024 |
| c4 | 5 | 40% 40% 20% | 2168 | 2025 |
| f5 | 1 | 100% | 2297 | 2012 |
| Qc7 | 1 | 100% | 1823 | 2014 |
Top games
| Keymer, Vincent2731–Praggnanandhaa, R2741 | 0-1 | 7th Prague Masters 2025 | 2025 |
| Mastrovasilis, D2627–Nepomniachtchi, I2782 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Navara, D2744–Bartel, Mat2640 | 1-0 | 8th Lublin GM 2016 | 2016 |
| Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan2642–Aronian, L2737 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 | 2025 |
| Bartel, Mat2641–Rapport, R2701 | ½-½ | HUN-POL Friendly Match m 2014 | 2014 |
| Bartel, Mat2623–Vallejo Pons, F2689 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2015-16 | 2016 |
| Sethuraman, S2643–Nihal, Sarin2670 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2022 |
| Navara, D2707–Hou Yifan2595 | 0-1 | Cez Trophy Blitz Playoff 2013 | 2013 |
| Narayanan, Sl2658–Ponkratov, P2641 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Vakhidov, J2607–Cheparinov, I2688 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2022 | 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