Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Réti-Spielmann Attack
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1.e4e62.g3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
French Defense: Réti-Spielmann Attack590k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
67%392k51%
7.4%44k48%
6.2%37k48%
5.4%32k48%
3.9%23k47%
1.9%11k48%
1.5%9.1k47%
1.3%7.6k46%
1.3%7.4k47%
1%5.6k48%
Famous games in this line87 master games
Artemiev, V. (2691) – Ivanchuk, V. (2726)Carlsen, M. (2881) – Rodriguez Vila, A. (2437)Munoz Pantoja, M. (2494) – Peralta, Fe (2551)Munoz Pantoja, Miguel (2447) – Cornette, Matthieu (2573)Kozak, Antoni (2434) – Tomczak, J. (2584)Munoz Pantoja, Miguel (2478) – Vysochin, Spartak (2521)Munoz Pantoja, Miguel (2478) – Vysochin, Spartak (2521)Castro Rojas, Oscar Humberto (2380) – Huebner, Robert (2585)Heroes of this opening Munoz Pantoja, Miguel · Artemiev, V. · Carlsen, M. · Cornette, Matthieu
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C00
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. g3
FianchettoAggressive
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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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