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 Bd7
114 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 34%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bb5 | 59 | 39% 41% 20% | 2322 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 19 | 37% 37% 26% | 2250 | 2025 |
| Be2 | 13 | 31% 31% 38% | 2366 | 2023 |
| c4 | 7 | 29% 29% 43% | 2099 | 2025 |
| h4 | 7 | 43% 57% | 2279 | 2026 |
| Qc1 | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 2480 | 2026 |
| Qb1 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2273 | 2022 |
| dxc5 | 1 | 100% | 2267 | 2024 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 2185 | 2013 |
Top games
| Perunovic, Mil2622–Socko, B2657 | 0-1 | ch-European Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Bartel, Mat2619–Socko, B2651 | 0-1 | ch-POL 2013 | 2013 |
| 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 |
| Svetushkin, D2558–Vocaturo, D2596 | 1-0 | 19th Sants Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo2667–Rodriguez Vila, A2449 | 1-0 | Brazil Chess - Floripa | 2026 |
| Daggupati, Balaji2459–Xiong, Jeffery2649 | 0-1 | US Chess Masters 2025 | 2025 |
| Forcen Esteban, D2564–Narciso Dublan, M2523 | 1-0 | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2021 | 2021 |
| Arjun, Kalyan2477–Sengupta, D2526 | ½-½ | 1st Maharashtra GM Open | 2022 |
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