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French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation (C16) starts 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5. In 8,033 games between strong players, White wins 49%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 4…c5 (71%).
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5
- ECO
- C16
- Games between strong players
- 8,033
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4…c5 | 71% (5,713) | – | |
| 4…Ne7 | 18% (1,466) | – | |
| 4…b6 | 6% (486) | – | |
| 4…Qd7 | 4% (313) | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Petrosian Variation |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from French Defense: Winawer Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Bogoljubow Variation 845 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Portisch-Hook Variation 781 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation 747 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4 612 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation 594 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Warsaw Variation 370 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Classical Variation 365 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Petrosian Variation 313 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 313 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation 244 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Eingorn Variation 145 games
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Moscow Variation 66 games
Top players' games in the French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, reviewed
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: 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
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