Chess openings / French Defense
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Exchange Variation, Canal Attack
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Exchange Variation, Canal Attack (C15) starts 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bd3 Ne7 6.Qh5. In 59 games between strong players, White wins 48%, 9% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 6…Nbc6 (37%).
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bd3 Ne7 6.Qh5
- ECO
- C15
- Games between strong players
- 59
- 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…Nbc6 | 37% (22) | – | |
| 6…Be6 | 19% (11) | – | |
| 6…g6 | 14% (8) | – | |
| 6…c5 | 9% (5) | – | |
| 6…Nd7 | 7% (4) | – | |
| 6…c6 | 7% (4) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.exd5
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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