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French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation

ECO C19 · 141 games · Black to move

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3
50% White2% Draw48% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nbc63827.0%
Qc73122.0%
b62618.4%
Qa52014.2%

A further 26 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: Paulsen Variation 3. Nc3French Defense: Winawer Variation 3... Bb4French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 4. e5French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 4... c5French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 5. a3French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 6. bxc3French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 6... Ne7French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 7. Nf3

Other lines in this family

Winawer Variation, Advance VariationC18…864Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn VariationC18… 7. Qg4 Qc7230Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation, Main LineC18… 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne287Winawer Variation, Advance VariationC18…1,501Winawer Variation, Classical VariationC18… 6... Qc7245Winawer Variation, Portisch-Hook VariationC18… 6... Qa5191Winawer Variation, Advance VariationC17…2,105Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis VariationC17… 5... cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3286Winawer Variation, Retreat VariationC17… 5... Ba5200Winawer Variation, Advance VariationC17…2,875

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.