C00 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit, Pinova Gambit
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1.e4e62.b4Bxb43.e5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit, Pinova Gambit58 games · Black to move
Only 58 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
33%1945%
22%1362%
8.6%540%
6.9%450%
5.2%333%
5.2%367%
3.4%250%
3.4%2100%
3.4%2100%
1.7%10%
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C00
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. b4 Bxb4 3. e5
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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