What is this opening called!?

One reason I experiment with so many openings is different situations require different handling.  Some openings I'll use with anyone, like the Nimzo Indian.  But OTB I prefer the Bogo while in CC I'll use the Queens Indian (vs. 3.Nf3).   As Black in a Swiss I'll go for a sicilian whereas in Round Robins I tend to go for the Ruy.  As white against lower players I tend to 1. e4 but against experts and masters I tend to prefer the Catalan. 

Of course there are times, especially when playing for fun, I'll start tossing out gambits (BDG, Morra) or more agressive lines like the Benoni.  And sometimes I'll switch it up if I'm bored. 

If I were playing the french, nothing would please me more than seeing the advance variation: I get a sharp game in which black's queenside and central pressure compensate for the cramp on the kingside.

The statement that white SHOULD play the advance variation against the french is quite absurd:

It's not considered as the main threat to it by any strong player, and is not the reason why some GMs have claimed they don't believe in the french.

Black has an excellent position in the advance variation, and white probably doesn't have even a slight advantage there.

The reason why the french require certain nerves of steel to play lies in the Nc3 variation. Even if the pawn advances quickly to e5 anyway, the variations tend to be totally different and more aggressive than in any other variation.

If I could get a guarantee that I'd be facing the advance variation every time, I'd be a regular french player.

Btw, it would be helpful if you gave the moves that were played.

Also, how come it's white to move??? unless some weird pawn moves happened, it seems a bit strange.

Looks like a Guimard French or a Nimzovich Defense ... depending where it goes or where it came from :) Funny it is at the point it might have come from either and might continue to either. As to WT's formation, it is simply "Classical Development".

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Exchange French most often favors Black. I've 0-0-0 with black and won with a double rook sack on the h-file to mate with Q. Just follow the Watson stuff. If WT wants to live easy, he needs to initiate Q-side activities so quickly black cannot   0-0-0 , but then he is hardly playing for a draw. If he wants to do that he should avoid c3 altogether and copy blacks development with Nc3, in my experience. The thing is, black Never has anything to FEAR from the Exchange variation. So it is like an invitation from WT to go ahead and grind away for a 100 moves, testing his play. Karpov would love it, I think.

I would like to know what "data" you base this on? Is it just your opinion or from your own games/experience? I checked my database and after 3 Nd2 both 3....c5 and Nf6 score 43% for black , as for the 3....Nc6 that you say is somewhat suspect (42%) what you recommend instead 3....dxe4 only claims 38% so your recommendation is more "suspect" than 3....Nc6 which you claim is suspect....

Yes!? I'm at work so the only dB I have is the Shredder one online.  It shows 3. Nd2 scores 57.3%   3.... c5 scores 44.7%,  Nf6 is 41.2%, Nc6 is 39.7%, and dxe4 is 37.5%.  As a fervent believer in lies, d-mned lies and statistics there is a lot said and unsaid here.  At the master level, which I am not , I see c5 & Nf6 as the only viable options.  Down here in the club level Nc6 is too subtle, c5 is the IQP which is a little more difficult.  I find club players handle Nf6 or dxe4 better.  If you look into those statistics a little closer I think you will find those players who played dxe4 are rated significantly lower. 

It says Korchnoi had confidence that he could hold a draw in the resulting IQP positions. To do so against Karpov is amazing .

 Very true! But I'm sure opening theory has advanced since then, who knows if korchnoi could do the same today.