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. Bd2
137 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 31%, Black wins 23%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd7 | 95 | 40% 35% 25% | 2322 | 2026 |
| c4 | 19 | 53% 16% 32% | 2308 | 2025 |
| h6 | 10 | 60% 30% | 2281 | 2025 |
| Qc7 | 7 | 57% 43% | 2141 | 2026 |
| f6 | 2 | 100% | 2249 | 2023 |
| O-O | 2 | 50% 50% | 2471 | 2018 |
| b6 | 1 | 100% | 2307 | 2023 |
| Nf5 | 1 | 100% | 2046 | 2019 |
Top games
| So, W2753–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2716 | 1-0 | Armageddon Grand Finale L | 2023 |
| Perunovic, Mil2622–Socko, B2657 | 0-1 | ch-European Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Bartel, Mat2619–Socko, B2651 | 0-1 | ch-POL 2013 | 2013 |
| Mastrovasilis, D2627–Donchenko, Alexa2636 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Rechlis, G2521–Harikrishna, P2725 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Naiditsch, A2697–Demuth, A2542 | 1-0 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2018 | 2018 |
| Tregubov, P2588–Grachev, B2626 | ½-½ | 72nd Moscow Blitz | 2018 |
| Shirov, A2679–Harika, D2528 | 1-0 | chess.com IoM Masters | 2016 |
| Hracek, Z2559–Bartel, Mat2636 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2019-20 | 2020 |
| Bologan, V2654–Harika, D2514 | 1-0 | Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup | 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