Tree path 6 levels French Defense › Normal Variation › French Defense › Paulsen Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation › Delayed Exchange Variation
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- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense C00
- Paulsen Variation C10
- French Defense: Winawer Variation C15
- Delayed Exchange Variation C15 you are here
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation
Overview
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C15.
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 7 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5.
It is a variation of French Defense: Winawer Variation, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.
It continues primarily into one named line, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Exchange Variation, Canal Attack.
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- ECO code
- C15
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 7
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
853,641 games · White 47.8% / Draw 6.3% / Black 45.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exd5 | 666,484 | |
| Qxd5 | 101,618 | |
| Bxc3+ | 77,765 | |
| Nf6 | 3,439 | |
| c5 | 2,707 | |
| Ne7 | 563 | |
| e5 | 458 | |
| Qd6 | 140 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:36:54
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