C02 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Advance Variation, Extended Bishop Swap
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1.e4e62.d4d53.e5Bd7
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French Defense: Advance Variation, Extended Bishop Swap218k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%95k48%
20%43k50%
12%27k46%
6.2%14k50%
5.7%12k51%
3.8%8.2k42%
2.6%5.6k46%
1.4%3.1k50%
1.4%3.1k54%
0.5%1.1k44%
Famous games in this line127 master games
Lu Shanglei (2643) – Mendonca, Leon Luke (2615)Motylev, Alexander (2649) – Rustemov, Alexander (2593)Najer, Evgeniy (2606) – Bauer, Christian (2595)Piorun, K. (2656) – Ider, B. (2506)Haba, Petr (2536) – Graf, Alexander (2586)Kavalek, Lubomir (2555) – Benjamin, Joel (2540)Cherniaev, Alexander (2500) – Bauer, Christian (2590)Piorun, K. (2633) – Efimov, Ig (2413)Heroes of this opening Bauer, Christian · Motylev, Alexander · Piorun, K. · Efimov, Ig
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C02
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bd7
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From the archives
In 1834 the city of Paris beat the city of London in a correspondence match opening with 1...e6, and the defense 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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