Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation, Armenian Line C17
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4
602 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 34%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nb5 | 336 | 35% 36% 29% | 2304 | 2026 |
| Qg4 | 246 | 42% 33% 26% | 2336 | 2026 |
| bxa5 | 17 | 29% 29% 41% | 2257 | 2026 |
| Qxd4 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2241 | 2025 |
Top games
| Anand, V2776–Mamedyarov, S2809 | 0-1 | 11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2763–Mamedyarov, S2809 | ½-½ | 11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Grischuk, A2766–Mamedyarov, S2801 | ½-½ | 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 | 2018 |
| Fedoseev, Vl32724–Mamedyarov, S2809 | 1-0 | 11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Anand, V2767–So, W2754 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| So, W2757–Aronian, L2729 | ½-½ | SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2739–Topalov, V2740 | 1-0 | Champions Showdown Rapid | 2019 |
| Vidit, S2715–Vitiugov, N2730 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2018 | 2018 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2729–Wang Hao2709 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi2787–Akobian, V2647 | 1-0 | ch-USA 2018 | 2018 |
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