Tree path 10 levels French Defense › Normal Variation › French Defense › Paulsen Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation › Advance Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
- Chess Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense C00
- Paulsen Variation C10
- French Defense: Winawer Variation C15
- Advance Variation C16
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation C17
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation C17
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis Variation C17
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French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
Overview
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C17.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 13 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 7. Nf3.
It is a variation of French Defense: Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis Variation, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.
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- ECO code
- C17
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 13
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Statistics from Lichess
18,820 games · White 57.1% / Draw 4.5% / Black 38.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| cxb2 | 8,019 | |
| Qc7 | 7,161 | |
| Ne7 | 2,524 | |
| Nc6 | 753 | |
| Bd7 | 78 | |
| Nd7 | 77 | |
| a6 | 60 | |
| f6 | 48 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:48:37
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