C02 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit

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1.e4e62.d4d53.e5c54.c3Nc65.Nf3Qb66.Bd3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit1.9M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
53%1.0M47%
34%643k48%
6.4%124k49%
3.3%64k51%
1.2%22k42%
0.8%16k51%
0.3%5.7k49%
0.3%5.5k44%
0.3%5.0k44%
0.2%4.6k43%
Famous games in this line779 master games
Vachier Lagrave, M. (2763)Ponkratov, P. (2659)20211–0Van Foreest, Jorden (2701)Bauer, Ch (2639)20210–1Mamedov, Rauf (2654)Bluebaum, Matthias (2672)20201–0Sulskis, S. (2525)Giri, A. (2780)20180–1Kryvoruchko, Y. (2689)Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2609)20211–0Grandelius, N. (2661)Bacrot, E. (2627)20251–0Cheparinov, I. (2663)Svane, Frederik (2618)2023½–½Motylev, A. (2597)L'Ami, E. (2645)2023½–½
Heroes of this opening Vachier Lagrave, M. · Bauer, Ch · Mamedov, Rauf · Giri, A.
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C02
Line
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3
Gambit
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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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