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 Qc7
167 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 23%, Black wins 37%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd3 | 58 | 29% 28% 43% | 2119 | 2025 |
| a4 | 52 | 50% 25% 25% | 2338 | 2025 |
| h4 | 36 | 50% 17% 33% | 2262 | 2025 |
| Be2 | 10 | 30% 20% 50% | 2179 | 2025 |
| Bb5+ | 4 | 25% 75% | 2133 | 2023 |
| Bf4 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2401 | 2018 |
| Bd2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1992 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 1 | 100% | 1710 | 2021 |
| Qd2 | 1 | 100% | 2241 | 2019 |
Top games
| Hovhannisyan, R2643–Rapport, R2763 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Istratescu, A2651–Rapport, R2646 | ½-½ | 17th Neckar Open | 2013 |
| Oparin, G2616–Morozevich, A2676 | 1-0 | Nutcracker Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2711–Bajarani, U2551 | 0-1 | 4th Al Ain Chess Classic | 2015 |
| Swiercz, D2614–Romanov, E2647 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2014-15 | 2015 |
| Chigaev, M2606–Ponkratov, P2630 | 0-1 | ch-RUS Rapid GP Final | 2018 |
| Tsydypov, Z2506–Sjugirov, S2620 | 0-1 | Kazakhstan Cup Final 2025 | 2025 |
| Sedlak, N2581–Petrik, T2510 | 1-0 | TCh-HUN 2013-14 | 2013 |
| Stukopin, A2492–Ponkratov, P2589 | 1-0 | Russian Rapid GP Final 2012 | 2012 |
| Metz, Ha2334–Rapport, R2720 | ½-½ | GRENKE Chess Open 2016 | 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