Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation C18
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8. Qxg7
259 tournament games from this position · White wins 44%, draws 33%, Black wins 23%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rg8 | 259 | 44% 33% 23% | 2294 | 2026 |
Top games
| Giri, A2752–Carlsen, M2834 | ½-½ | 80th Tata Steel GpA | 2018 |
| Leko, P2730–Caruana, F2775 | ½-½ | 40th GM | 2012 |
| Svidler, P2747–Vitiugov, N2712 | ½-½ | Alekhine Mem | 2013 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2714–Vitiugov, N2738 | 0-1 | 67th ch-RUS 2014 | 2014 |
| Wang Hao2739–Vitiugov, N2703 | 0-1 | 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Rapid | 2012 |
| Potkin, V2647–Vitiugov, N2734 | 0-1 | FIDE World Rapid 2013 | 2013 |
| Duda, J2603–Vitiugov, N2738 | 1-0 | European Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2700–Theodorou, Nikolas2619 | 1-0 | 24th European Teams | 2023 |
| Sutovsky, E2628–Kovalenko, I2684 | 1-0 | Gibraltar Masters 2017 | 2017 |
| Volokitin, And2660–Bartel, Mat2651 | 1-0 | 13th London Classic 2023 | 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