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)Van Foreest, Jorden (2701) – Bauer, Ch (2639)Mamedov, Rauf (2654) – Bluebaum, Matthias (2672)Sulskis, S. (2525) – Giri, A. (2780)Kryvoruchko, Y. (2689) – Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2609)Grandelius, N. (2661) – Bacrot, E. (2627)Cheparinov, I. (2663) – Svane, Frederik (2618)Motylev, A. (2597) – L'Ami, E. (2645)Heroes of this opening Vachier Lagrave, M. · Bauer, Ch · Mamedov, Rauf · Giri, A.
- Family
- French Defense
- 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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French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector VariationC02 6…cxd4 7.O-OFrench Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Main LineC02 6…cxd4 7.cxd4 Bd7 8.O-O · 1 deeper lineFrench Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Sørensen VariationC02 6…cxd4 7.cxd4 Bd7 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Ng5
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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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