Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Advance Variation C02
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5
13,809 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 25%, Black wins 34%
Moves
13,809 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5 | 13,390 | 41% 25% 34% | 2189 | 2026 |
| b6 | 169 | 38% 20% 42% | 2156 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 128 | 36% 27% 37% | 2164 | 2026 |
| Ne7 | 53 | 66% 19% 15% | 2146 | 2026 |
| Qd7 | 38 | 58% 21% 21% | 2165 | 2025 |
| a6 | 16 | 56% 44% | 2213 | 2026 |
| f5 | 6 | 50% 17% 33% | 2067 | 2024 |
| Nc6 | 5 | 80% 20% | 1972 | 2026 |
| Nd7 | 2 | 100% | 1729 | 2019 |
| f6 | 1 | 100% | 1690 | 2025 |
| Be7 | 1 | 100% | 1923 | 2013 |
Top games
| Giri, A2760–Carlsen, M2864 | 0-1 | FTX Crypto Cup 2022 | 2022 |
| Grischuk, A2792–Caruana, F2791 | 0-1 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Topalov, V2760–Caruana, F2823 | 0-1 | 8th London Classic 2016 | 2016 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2783–Erigaisi, Arjun2797 | ½-½ | TechM GCL 2024 | 2024 |
| Carlsen, M2840–Praggnanandhaa, R2733 | 0-1 | 14th Norway Chess 2026 | 2026 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2779–Caruana, F2782 | ½-½ | SuperUnited Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Carlsen, M2856–Maghsoodloo, Parham2701 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2760–Nepomniachtchi, I2792 | 1-0 | GCT Rapid Paris 2021 | 2021 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2751–Nakamura, Hi2802 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Caruana, F2803–Praggnanandhaa, R2747 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2024 | 2024 |
French Defense variations
French DefenseC00Banzai-Leong GambitC00Horwitz AttackC00King's Indian AttackC00La Bourdonnais VariationC00Normal VariationC00Réti-Spielmann AttackC00Steiner VariationC00Steinitz AttackC00Bird InvitationC00Chigorin VariationC00Knight VariationC00Queen's KnightC00French DefenseC00Baeuerle GambitC00Franco-Hiva GambitC00Franco-Sicilian DefenseC00King's Indian Attack, Franco-Hiva GambitC00St. George DefenseC00Knight Variation, Franco-Hiva GambitC00Mediterranean DefenseC00Diemer-Duhm GambitC00St. George Defense, Three Pawn AttackC00Alapin GambitC00