Tree path 6 levels French Defense › Normal Variation › French Defense › Paulsen Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation › Kondratiyev Variation
- Chess Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense C00
- Paulsen Variation C10
- French Defense: Winawer Variation C15
- Kondratiyev Variation C15 you are here
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Kondratiyev Variation
Overview
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Kondratiyev 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.
It begins with 11 plies and takes 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 c5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bd2 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of French Defense: Winawer Variation, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.
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- ECO code
- C15
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 11
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Statistics from Lichess
1,497 games · White 59.1% / Draw 5.3% / Black 35.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bxc3 | 1,034 | |
| Qxg2 | 234 | |
| Qxd4 | 169 | |
| cxd4 | 40 | |
| Qd8 | 8 | |
| c4 | 3 | |
| Nc6 | 2 | |
| Nf6 | 2 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:27:41
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