Chess openings / French Defense
French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line
French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line (C02) starts 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.a3. In 1,859 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 6…c4 (37%).
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.a3
- ECO
- C02
- Games between strong players
- 1,859
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6…c4 | 37% (684) | – | |
| 6…Nh6 | 24% (446) | French Defense: Advance Variation, Lputian Variation | |
| 6…Bd7 | 21% (390) | – | |
| 6…a5 | 8% (145) | – | |
| 6…cxd4 | 4% (82) | – | |
| 6…f6 | 4% (77) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3
More French Defense lines
- French Defense 99,820 games
- French Defense: Normal Variation 83,531 games
- French Defense: Paulsen Variation 37,893 games
- French Defense: Classical Variation 20,772 games
- French Defense: Tarrasch Variation 17,534 games
- French Defense: Advance Variation 16,826 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
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