Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation, Paoli Variation C18
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Kd1
30 tournament games from this position · White wins 57%, draws 17%, Black wins 27%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nbc6 | 18 | 44% 22% 33% | 2268 | 2025 |
| dxc3 | 10 | 70% 20% | 2289 | 2025 |
| Qxc3 | 1 | 100% | 2009 | 2023 |
| Nd7 | 1 | 100% | 2231 | 2020 |
Top games
| Perunovic, Mil2624–Edouard, R2632 | 1-0 | 20th European Teams | 2015 |
| Tari, A2570–Goganov, A2635 | 0-1 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | 2017 |
| Tomczak, J2583–Hertneck, G2496 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2017-18 | 2018 |
| Pichot, A2550–Rodriguez Vila, A2498 | 1-0 | 20th Copa Mercosur 2016 | 2016 |
| Bagi, M2469–Sengupta, D2564 | ½-½ | Hastings Masters 2019-20 | 2019 |
| Bellahcene, B2467–Haria, R2394 | 1-0 | 26th EY BU18 2016 | 2016 |
| Pacher, M2471–Cech, P2388 | 1-0 | TCh-SVK 2015-16 | 2016 |
| Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian2432–Praveen Kumar, C12279 | 0-1 | 19th Lienz Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Savanovic, A2387–Jacobson, Aaron2263 | 0-1 | New York Spring IMD 2022 | 2022 |
| Ochedzan, Tymon2283–Sherman, Raem2366 | 0-1 | 37th Pula Open 2025 | 2025 |
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