C00 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

French Defense: Alapin Gambit

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1.e4e62.d4d53.Be3
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French Defense: Alapin Gambit229k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
62%141k46%
20%46k45%
5.7%13k46%
4.1%9.3k45%
2.3%5.3k45%
0.9%2.1k44%
0.8%1.9k46%
0.8%1.8k43%
0.7%1.7k46%
0.6%1.3k53%
Famous games in this line30 master games
Li, Ruifeng (2408) – Priyadharshan, K. (2460)2015½–½Halwick Jr, Floyd J (2430) – Neven, Knut G (2375)19971–0Rooms, Trevor (2366) – Corfield, Julian (2399)20090–1Halwick Jr, Floyd J (2430) – Mrugala, Artur (2319)19970–1Gervasio, Ricardo (2336) – Roos, Louis (2389)20001–0Moser, Eva (2309) – Michna, Marta (2377)20011–0Rooms, Trevor J (2330) – Bronsdijk, Loek (2309)1998½–½Webb, Laurence (2260) – Ganesan, Sankar (2340)1993½–½
Heroes of this opening Halwick Jr, Floyd J · Corfield, Julian · Mrugala, Artur · Gervasio, Ricardo
Family
French Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C00
Line
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3
Gambit
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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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