C02 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Advance Variation, Ruisdonk Gambit
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1.e4e62.d4d53.e5c54.Nf3cxd45.Bd3
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French Defense: Advance Variation, Ruisdonk Gambit76k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
86%65k48%
3.8%2.9k44%
2.7%2.0k50%
1.3%1.0k43%
1.2%94045%
1.1%82245%
0.8%57546%
0.6%46548%
0.6%44345%
0.5%40052%
Famous games in this line124 master games
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2713) – Rapport, R. (2740)Short, Nigel D (2660) – Bareev, Evgeny (2680)Hodgson, Julian M (2550) – Short, Nigel D (2695)Hodgson, Julian M (2640) – Bischoff, Klaus (2556)Spraggett, Kevin (2584) – Gonzalez Garcia, Jose (2529)Spraggett, Kevin (2526) – Gofshtein, Leonid D (2531)Seul, Georg (2445) – Gurevich, Mikhail (2605)Conquest, Stuart (2490) – Hertneck, Gerald (2555)Heroes of this opening Short, Nigel D · Gonzalez Garcia, Jose · Spraggett, Kevin · Gurevich, Mikhail
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C02
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. 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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