Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Petrosian Variation C16
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7
453 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 26%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a3 | 197 | 42% 26% 32% | 2251 | 2026 |
| Qg4 | 125 | 48% 26% 26% | 2248 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 60 | 42% 25% 33% | 2277 | 2025 |
| h4 | 24 | 54% 38% | 2294 | 2025 |
| f4 | 16 | 19% 19% 63% | 2030 | 2025 |
| Nf3 | 15 | 20% 27% 53% | 2108 | 2025 |
| Bd3 | 9 | 33% 33% 33% | 2176 | 2024 |
| Nh3 | 5 | 40% 40% 20% | 2321 | 2019 |
| a4 | 1 | 100% | 2010 | 2023 |
| Ne2 | 1 | 100% | 2236 | 2026 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2775–Carlsen, M2872 | ½-½ | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2775–Caruana, F2819 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Grischuk, A2782–Caruana, F2799 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown G10 | 2017 |
| Anand, V2757–Caruana, F2822 | 1-0 | Superbet Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Aronian, L2752–Caruana, F2819 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2771–Hess, Ro2574 | ½-½ | chess.com IoM Masters | 2018 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2643–Piorun, K2640 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Eliseev, U2601–Fedoseev, Vl32664 | 0-1 | Aeroflot Open A 2016 | 2016 |
| Sutovsky, E2673–Antipov, M22588 | 0-1 | Gibraltar Masters 2018 | 2018 |
| Sasikiran, K2675–Hess, Ro2581 | 1-0 | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 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