Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation C19
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Nbc6 8. Nf3
68 tournament games from this position · White wins 29%, draws 35%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qa5 | 36 | 19% 44% 36% | 2185 | 2026 |
| c4 | 12 | 42% 33% 25% | 1927 | 2024 |
| Bd7 | 11 | 45% 18% 36% | 2105 | 2024 |
| h6 | 5 | 20% 40% 40% | 2079 | 2020 |
| Qc7 | 2 | 100% | 1827 | 2023 |
| Qb6 | 1 | 100% | 2086 | 2022 |
| cxd4 | 1 | 100% | 2141 | 2021 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2773–Carlsen, M2843 | 1-0 | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Perez Mitjans, O2440–Moreno Ruiz, J2475 | ½-½ | II Azuqueca Chess Classic | 2014 |
| Shearsby, Jude2224–Vitiugov, N2671 | 0-1 | English Open 2025 | 2025 |
| Van der Weide, K2451–Miedema, D2373 | 0-1 | TCh-NED Meesterklasse 2012-13 | 2013 |
| Perez Mitjans, O2504–Hernando Rodrigo, Ju2311 | 1-0 | 38th Sitges Open | 2012 |
| Antipov, M22457–Hainke, G2318 | ½-½ | 3rd Livigno Open A | 2012 |
| Hommeles, T2366–Joie, S2338 | ½-½ | TCh-SUI 2026 | 2026 |
| Poetz, F2385–Dappiano, A2314 | ½-½ | TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2017-18 | 2017 |
| Nikolov, Sas2412–Katov, L2281 | 1-0 | Old Capital Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Nguyen, Thai Dai Van2414–Orosz, Andras2271 | 0-1 | Kecskemet GM Feb 2016 | 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