Chess openings / French Defense
French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation
French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation (C02) starts 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.O-O Bd7 8.Re1. In 1,093 games between strong players, White wins 50%, 8% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 8…Nge7 (41%).
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.O-O Bd7 8.Re1
- ECO
- C02
- Games between strong players
- 1,093
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8…Nge7 | 41% (447) | – | |
| 8…Rc8 | 25% (278) | – | |
| 8…Nh6 | 11% (123) | – | |
| 8…a6 | 10% (105) | – | |
| 8…dxc3 | 5% (54) | – | |
| 8…h6 | 4% (45) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3
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: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack 12,083 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
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