600Your bandC at 600
At 600, the French Defense: Advance Variation scores 49.7% for Black across 2,702 games. That is below average at this level.
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French DefenseAdvance Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3
A line for Black. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, Black
- 49.7%50.0%50.9%49.4%
- Band 600, n = 2,702Band 1000, n = 39,963Band 1400, n = 50,209Band 1800, n = 134,430
- Blunder rate
- pending23.8%31.4%25.4%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- CBBB
- Black, band 600Black, band 1000Black, band 1400Black, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.1%0.3%0.5%0.6%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 47.0% | 3.3% | 49.7% | - | - | 2,702 | C |
| 1000 | 46.6% | 3.4% | 50.0% | 23.8% | ply 7.0 | 39,963 | B |
| 1400 | 45.4% | 3.7% | 50.9% | 31.4% | ply 7.0 | 50,209 | B |
| 1800 | 46.2% | 4.4% | 49.4% | 25.4% | ply 7.0 | 134,430 | B |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
1000Your bandB at 1000Blunder rate 23.8%, band median 42.9%
At 1000, the French Defense: Advance Variation scores 50.0% for Black across 39,963 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 23.8% include an early material blunder (21 games at 1000).
1400Your bandB at 1400Blunder rate 31.4%, band median 40.0%
At 1400, the French Defense: Advance Variation scores 50.9% for Black across 50,209 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 31.4% include an early material blunder (35 games at 1400).
1800Your bandB at 1800Blunder rate 25.4%, band median 36.4%
At 1800, the French Defense: Advance Variation scores 49.4% for Black across 134,430 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 25.4% include an early material blunder (59 games at 1800).
Variations
Where the line goes next.
The lines that continue the French Defense: Advance Variation, most played first at your band. Switch the band in the header and both the figures and the order follow.
- CBBBC02
French Defense: Advance Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6
0.0% of games at 600, n = 1,4040.2% of games at 1000, n = 22,4720.3% of games at 1400, n = 30,5830.5% of games at 1800, n = 94,498
Questions
Common questions about this page.
At 600, the French Defense: Advance Variation scores 49.7% for Black across 2,702 games. That is below average at this level.
At 1000, the French Defense: Advance Variation scores 50.0% for Black across 39,963 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 23.8% include an early material blunder (21 games at 1000).
The French Defense: Advance Variation (C02) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3.