ChessCrab.com

French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line

ECO C02 · 2,357 games · Black to move

abcdefgh87654321
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3
49% White5% Draw46% Black
Open this position on the board

What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
cxd456524.0%
Bd750821.6%
c438316.2%
a530613.0%
Nge72299.7%
Nh62088.8%French Defense: Advance Variation, Lputian Variation C02
f6321.4%

A further 126 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4French Defense 1... e6French Defense: Normal Variation 2. d4French Defense 2... d5French Defense: Advance Variation 3. e5French Defense: Advance Variation 3... c5French Defense: Advance Variation 4. c3French Defense: Advance Variation 4... Nc6French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack 5. Nf3French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line 6. a3

Other lines in this family

Advance Variation, Lputian VariationC02… 6... Nh6208Advance Variation, Milner-Barry GambitC02… 6. Bd33,289Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Main LineC02… 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. O-O894Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector VariationC02… 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O Bd7 8. Re1337Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector VariationC02… 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O307Advance Variation, Paulsen AttackC02…17,698Advance Variation, Euwe VariationC02… 5... Bd74,537Advance VariationC02…20,580Advance Variation, Kupreichik VariationC02… 5. Be3957Advance VariationC02…28,603

All 126 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.