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French Defense: Winawer Variation
French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15) starts 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4. In 11,959 games between strong players, White wins 49%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 4.e5 (67%).
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- ECO
- C15
- Games between strong players
- 11,959
- To move
- White
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.e5 | 67% (8,034) | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | |
| 4.Ne2 | 15% (1,746) | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit | |
| 4.exd5 | 11% (1,306) | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation | |
| 4.Bd3 | 2% (242) | – | |
| 4.a3 | 2% (232) | – | |
| 4.Bd2 | 1% (152) | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from French Defense: Paulsen Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3
More French Defense lines
- French Defense 99,820 games
- French Defense: Normal Variation 83,531 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: Steinitz Variation 10,175 games
- French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation 8,299 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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