Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit
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1.e4e62.d4f5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit239k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
21%51k51%
16%38k57%
4.9%12k55%
1.4%3.3k51%
1.1%2.5k58%
0.9%2.1k50%
0.6%1.4k49%
0.3%70552%
Famous games in this line2 master games
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2625) – Dolezal, Martin (2315)Sveshnikov, Evgeny (2515) – Trajkovic, Dusan (2230)Heroes of this opening Ljubojevic, Ljubomir · Sveshnikov, Evgeny
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C00
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5
Gambit
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Paris challenged London by correspondence in January 1834; the match took about two years, Paris met 1.e4 with 1...e6, and Paris won. The defence has carried the name ever since. Botvinnik and Korchnoi built careers on its cramped-then-counterpunch character: concede space, then break with ...c5 or ...f6 at the right moment.
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