Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation Declined C18
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Bd3
353 tournament games from this position · White wins 52%, draws 23%, Black wins 24%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 171 | 56% 23% 22% | 2228 | 2026 |
| c4 | 142 | 49% 23% 28% | 2297 | 2026 |
| Nbc6 | 16 | 63% 25% | 2158 | 2026 |
| Qa5 | 15 | 40% 47% | 2522 | 2026 |
| Kf8 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2319 | 2021 |
| O-O | 2 | 100% | 2113 | 2025 |
| g6 | 2 | 100% | 2281 | 2017 |
| Bd7 | 1 | 100% | 2398 | 2023 |
| Nd7 | 1 | 100% | 2195 | 2023 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2830–Rapport, R2719 | 1-0 | GRENKE Chess Playoffs 1-2 | 2024 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2728–Rapport, R2720 | 1-0 | GRENKE Chess Classic 2024 | 2024 |
| Saric, Iv2661–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2767 | ½-½ | SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Matlakov, M2682–Fedoseev, Vl32704 | ½-½ | 74th ch-RUS 2021 | 2021 |
| Xiao, Tong2586–Aronian, L2724 | 0-1 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2026 |
| Shankland, S2698–Mishra, Abhimanyu2592 | 0-1 | ch-USA 2023 | 2023 |
| Gurel, Ediz2636–Yuffa, D2655 | 1-0 | TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2025 | 2025 |
| Motylev, A2661–Lagarde, Max2615 | 0-1 | Corsican Circuit Final | 2018 |
| Harikrishna, P2704–Livaic, Leon2554 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2025-26 | 2026 |
| Aryan, C2619–Kozak, Adam2604 | ½-½ | 17th Arad Open 2024 | 2024 |
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