Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Classical Variation C18
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7
814 tournament games from this position · White wins 47%, draws 24%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qg4 | 483 | 49% 24% 27% | 2235 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 227 | 45% 22% 33% | 2177 | 2026 |
| h4 | 53 | 49% 23% 28% | 2309 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 24 | 46% 21% 33% | 2022 | 2026 |
| a4 | 11 | 27% 55% 18% | 2369 | 2025 |
| Bd3 | 5 | 60% 40% | 2152 | 2024 |
| Bb2 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 1927 | 2023 |
| Ne2 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1974 | 2019 |
| f4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2006 | 2025 |
| Qd2 | 2 | 100% | 2039 | 2023 |
| Bb5+ | 1 | 100% | 2088 | 2012 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2859–Rapport, R2740 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Caruana, F2786–Rapport, R2776 | 0-1 | Superbet Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Caruana, F2792–Rapport, R2763 | 1-0 | 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid | 2021 |
| Anand, V2751–Rapport, R2763 | ½-½ | 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid | 2021 |
| Wei Yi2754–Nihal, Sarin2716 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2026 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2759–Rapport, R2691 | 1-0 | 76th Tata Steel Masters | 2014 |
| Anand, V2803–Ponkratov, P2604 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2643–Rapport, R2763 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2754–Ponkratov, P2632 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Kobalia, M2619–Vitiugov, N2730 | ½-½ | 71st ch-RUS 2018 | 2018 |
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