Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Portisch-Hook Variation C18
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5
1,461 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 27%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd2 | 1,432 | 43% 27% 30% | 2269 | 2026 |
| Qd2 | 24 | 42% 46% | 2230 | 2022 |
| Nf3 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1988 | 2021 |
| Bb2 | 1 | 100% | 2088 | 2016 |
| Qg4 | 1 | 100% | 1938 | 2024 |
Top games
| Svidler, P2753–Yu Yangyi2759 | 0-1 | Luohu GM Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2779–Radjabov, T2726 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2016 | 2016 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2750–Yu Yangyi2739 | 1-0 | IMSA World Masters Blitz | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2817–Naroditsky, D2646 | 1-0 | ch-USA 2017 | 2017 |
| Fedoseev, Vl32726–Andreikin, D2712 | ½-½ | 45th GM 2017 | 2017 |
| Radjabov, T2739–Kovalenko, I2694 | 0-1 | 20th European Teams | 2015 |
| Najer, E2699–Harikrishna, P2733 | ½-½ | 33rd ECC Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Nisipeanu, Ld2668–Ivanchuk, V2763 | ½-½ | 6th Kings Tournament | 2012 |
| Wang Hao2717–Ivanchuk, V2710 | 1-0 | IMSA Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Piorun, K2665–Harikrishna, P2762 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2016-17 | 2016 |
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