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 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qa5 8. Bd2 Nge7
39 tournament games from this position · White wins 44%, draws 28%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a4 | 16 | 38% 38% 25% | 2421 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 11 | 36% 18% 45% | 2229 | 2023 |
| Be2 | 5 | 60% 40% | 2352 | 2021 |
| h4 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2300 | 2025 |
| Rb1 | 1 | 100% | 2475 | 2015 |
| Qb1 | 1 | 100% | 2112 | 2013 |
Top games
| Kryvoruchko, Y2681–Ganguly, S2633 | 1-0 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | 2021 |
| Shirov, A2679–Harika, D2528 | 1-0 | chess.com IoM Masters | 2016 |
| Bologan, V2654–Harika, D2514 | 1-0 | Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup | 2016 |
| Sethuraman, S2631–Puranik, A2520 | 1-0 | 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 | 2018 |
| Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo2667–Rodriguez Vila, A2449 | 1-0 | Brazil Chess - Floripa | 2026 |
| Guliyev, N2561–Dgebuadze, A2512 | ½-½ | HSC/De Legibus Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Svetushkin, D2563–Mu Ke2416 | ½-½ | 26th Kavala Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Mazur, Ste2446–Cvek, R2525 | 0-1 | TCh-SVK 2016-17 | 2016 |
| Buhmann, R2588–Farago, I2378 | 1-0 | GRENKE Chess Open 2018 | 2018 |
| Fluvia Poyatos, Joa2512–Gonzalez Perez, A2439 | 1-0 | TCh-CAT Final GpA 2015 | 2015 |
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