Chess openings / French Defense
French Defense: Advance Variation
French Defense: Advance Variation (C02) starts 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5. In 16,826 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 10% are drawn and Black wins 44%; the most played move is 3…c5 (94%).
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
- ECO
- C02
- Games between strong players
- 16,826
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3…c5 | 94% (15,866) | – | |
| 3…Bd7 | 3% (458) | French Defense: Advance Variation, Extended Bishop Swap | |
| 3…Ne7 | 1% (178) | – | |
| 3…b6 | 1% (146) | – | |
| 3…c6 | 0% (45) | – | |
| 3…a6 | 0% (37) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from French Defense: Normal Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4
- French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack 12,083 games
- French Defense: Advance Variation, Wade Variation 1,377 games
- French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System 605 games
- French Defense: Advance Variation, Extended Bishop Swap 458 games
- French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch Attack 418 games
- French Defense: Advance Variation, Kupreichik Variation 155 games
- French Defense: Advance Variation, Steinitz Variation 63 games
More French Defense lines
- French Defense 99,820 games
- French Defense: Paulsen Variation 37,893 games
- French Defense: Classical Variation 20,772 games
- French Defense: Tarrasch Variation 17,534 games
- French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation 12,957 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation 11,959 games
- French Defense: Steinitz Variation 10,175 games
- French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation 8,299 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 8,033 games
- French Defense: Exchange Variation 7,826 games
- French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System 7,278 games
- French Defense: Knight Variation 5,600 games
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