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. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bd7
25 tournament games from this position · White wins 20%, draws 36%, Black wins 44%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd3 | 11 | 18% 36% 45% | 2285 | 2025 |
| Be2 | 5 | 20% 40% 40% | 2288 | 2021 |
| Ba3 | 5 | 20% 20% 60% | 2208 | 2024 |
| dxc5 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2389 | 2019 |
| Bb5 | 1 | 100% | 2456 | 2022 |
Top games
| Gabrielian, A2579–Ganguly, S2626 | 0-1 | Aeroflot Open Rapid Qualifier 2013 | 2013 |
| Potapov, P2516–Kryakvin, D2588 | 0-1 | 15th Moscow Open A 2019 | 2019 |
| Bejtovic, J2392–Rozentalis, E2607 | ½-½ | SS Manhem GM 2013 | 2013 |
| Rohit, S2363–Markus, Rob2595 | ½-½ | Serbia Open 2024 | 2024 |
| Borkowski, F2322–Socko, B2617 | 0-1 | European Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Hernandez Guerrero, G2527–Contin, D2366 | ½-½ | 44th Marcel Duchamp | 2013 |
| Escobar Forero, A2477–Sanchez L, S2405 | ½-½ | Battle of Boyaca 200 Open | 2019 |
| Grund, H2426–Greet, A2426 | 0-1 | 4NCL 2013-14 | 2014 |
| Yankovsky, R2443–Remlinger, L2302 | 1-0 | 29th Metropolitan IM | 2013 |
| Loutragotis, Dimitrios2241–Fodor, T jr2502 | ½-½ | 26th Kavala Open 2017 | 2017 |
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