French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7
The French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C02, reached after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7. It is a line of the French Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 6,053 times by this move order. White won 46%, 5% were drawn and Black won 49%. The most popular continuation is 6. Bd3 (32% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.25 (Stockfish, depth 62; best line 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5)
- ECO
- C02
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 579 | |
| 1500-1999 | 3,213 | |
| 2000+ | 2,261 | |
| All | 6,053 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Bd3 | 1,964 (32%) | |
| 6. Be2 | 1,455 (24%) | |
| 6. a3 | 1,096 (18%) | |
| 6. Bb5 | 453 (7%) | |
| 6. Be3 | 423 (7%) | |
| 6. dxc5 | 128 (2%) | |
| 6. Bg5 | 122 (2%) | |
| 6. Na3 | 114 (2%) |
Master games
6,968 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 22%, Black 37%). The strongest:
- Caissa 1.21.2 (3545) – Obsidian 14.06 (3555) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-12-13
- Obsidian 14.06 (3555) – Caissa 1.21.2 (3545) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-12-11
- KomodoDragon 3.2 (3569) – Koivisto 9.2 (3493) 1-0 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-04-02
- Koivisto 9.2 (3493) – KomodoDragon 3.2 (3569) 1-0 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-03-31
- GM Alireza Firouzja (2785) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2853) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 18th Apr Late · 2023-04-18
Search all games of the French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- El_Banditoff (2740) – GM cutemouse83 (2926) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- FM The_Fawkes (2686) – GM cutemouse83 (2913) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Drogono (2830) – LegendOfTheLounge (2713) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3
More French Defense lines (all)
- French Defense (1. e4 e6) C00
- French Defense (2. d4 d5) C00
- French Defense: Alapin Gambit C00
- French Defense: Baeuerle Gambit C00
- French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit C00
- French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit, Pinova Gambit C00
- French Defense: Bird Invitation C00
- French Defense: Carlson Gambit C00
- French Defense: Chigorin Variation C00
- French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit C00
- French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted C00
- French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit C00
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.