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. Nf3
590 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 29%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b6 | 195 | 28% 28% 44% | 2259 | 2026 |
| Nbc6 | 130 | 40% 35% 25% | 2096 | 2025 |
| Qa5 | 74 | 41% 27% 32% | 2260 | 2026 |
| Qc7 | 62 | 45% 21% 34% | 2270 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 61 | 33% 31% 36% | 2194 | 2026 |
| h6 | 53 | 34% 28% 38% | 2249 | 2024 |
| O-O | 7 | 71% 14% 14% | 2093 | 2025 |
| c4 | 5 | 40% 40% 20% | 1901 | 2025 |
| Nec6 | 1 | 100% | 2536 | 2014 |
| Nd7 | 1 | 100% | 1803 | 2015 |
| Nf5 | 1 | 100% | 1772 | 2025 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2773–Carlsen, M2843 | 1-0 | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Inarkiev, E2680–Nepomniachtchi, I2717 | ½-½ | FIDE World Rapid 2013 | 2013 |
| Balogh, C2660–Fedorchuk, S2673 | ½-½ | Corsican Circuit Final 2014 | 2014 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2681–Ganguly, S2633 | 1-0 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | 2021 |
| Iordachescu, V2600–Vallejo Pons, F2710 | 0-1 | 49th Italian Teams 2017 | 2017 |
| Oparin, G2575–Vitiugov, N2721 | ½-½ | TCh-RUS Men 2016 | 2016 |
| Oparin, G2616–Morozevich, A2676 | 1-0 | Nutcracker Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Kasimdzhanov, R2683–Socko, B2593 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Oparin, G2617–Riazantsev, A2651 | ½-½ | 69th ch-RUS 2016 | 2016 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2711–Bajarani, U2551 | 0-1 | 4th Al Ain Chess Classic | 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