Winawer French

In the opening book this is the French Defense: Winawer Variation.

The book line for French Defense: Winawer Variation is e4, e6, d4, d5, Nc3, Bb4. This page collects the 54 named lines under that variation.

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French Defense: Winawer Variation

Play the next move in the line.

  1. e4
  2. e6
  3. d4
  4. d5
  5. Nc3
  6. Bb4

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e6.
  3. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  4. Black pawn moves from d7 to d5.
  5. White knight moves from b1 to c3.
  6. Black bishop moves from f8 to b4.

Named lines

  • French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit Accepted (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit, Alatortsev Variation (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Be7 6. Nxe4 Nf6 7. N2g3 O-O 8. Be2 Nc6
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit, Kan Variation (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 Nc6
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Exchange Variation, Canal Attack (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Qh5
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Kunin Double Gambit (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 dxe4 5. Qg4 Qxd4
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Main Line (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 dxe4 5. Qg4 Nf6 6. Qxg7 Rg8 7. Qh6
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Schwarz's Line (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 Ne7 5. Nb1
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Kondratiyev Variation (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 c5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bd2
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Winckelmann-Reimer Gambit (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. f3
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation (C16) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Petrosian Variation (C16) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation (C17) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation (C17) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation (C17) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 7. Nf3
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Moscow Variation (C17) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Qg4
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Bogoljubow Variation (C17) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Icelandic Defense (C17) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. f4
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis Variation (C17) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation (C17) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation, Armenian Line (C17) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with Bd3 (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Bd3
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with Bd3 (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Qc7
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4 (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4 (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Qc7
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Classical Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Eingorn Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Kf8
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8. Qxg7
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Nbc6
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation Declined (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Bd3
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation, Main Line (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne2
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation, Paoli Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Kd1
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Portisch-Hook Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Warsaw Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. a4
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. a4 Qc7
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Qd2
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bd7
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd2
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd2 Bd7
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd2 c4
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Nge7
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Qc7
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. h4
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Nbc6 8. Nf3
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qa5 8. Bd2 Nge7

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