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French Defense: Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation

ECO C17 · 200 games · White to move

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5
50% White8% Draw42% Black
Open this position on the board

What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
b48442.0%
dxc53517.5%
Qg42412.0%
Nf32311.5%
Bd2136.5%

A further 21 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, Retreat Variation 5... Ba5

Other lines in this family

Winawer Variation, Advance VariationC17…2,105Winawer Variation, Advance VariationC18… 5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc31,501Winawer Variation, Advance VariationC18… 5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7864Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis VariationC17… 5... cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3286Winawer Variation, Classical VariationC18… 5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7245Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn VariationC18… 5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7230Winawer Variation, Portisch-Hook VariationC18… 5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5191Winawer Variation, Positional VariationC19… 5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3141Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation, Main LineC18… 5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne287Winawer 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.