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 c4
20 tournament games from this position · White wins 55%, draws 15%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h4 | 9 | 56% 22% 22% | 2332 | 2025 |
| g3 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2229 | 2024 |
| Be2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2329 | 2024 |
| Ng5 | 2 | 100% | 2500 | 2025 |
| Qb1 | 1 | 100% | 1948 | 2017 |
| Nh4 | 1 | 100% | 2264 | 2019 |
Top games
| So, W2753–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2716 | 1-0 | Armageddon Grand Finale L | 2023 |
| Mastrovasilis, D2627–Donchenko, Alexa2636 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Sethuraman, S2631–Puranik, A2520 | 1-0 | 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 | 2018 |
| Lagarde, Max2573–Papp, Levente2391 | 1-0 | TCh-HUN 2022-23 | 2023 |
| Edouard, R2533–Hristodoulou, P2387 | ½-½ | 40th Andorra Open 2024 | 2024 |
| Noritsyn, N2450–Ivanov, Mike2402 | 1-0 | Canadian Closed 2025 | 2025 |
| Harsh, Suresh2418–Hari, Madhavan N B2355 | 1-0 | RUDAR 23 GM 2025 | 2025 |
| Aaditya, Dhingra2495–Avinash, Ramesh2252 | 0-1 | 61st World Juniors 2024 | 2024 |
| Van Kampen, R2602–Wirz, H2140 | 1-0 | Basel Master Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Sathvik Adiga2378–Papp, Levente2365 | 1-0 | Vezerkepzo GM Kluger Mem | 2024 |
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