C00 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted
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1.e4e62.d4d53.c4dxe4
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French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted315k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
76%239k49%
12%39k52%
6%19k57%
1.4%4.5k50%
1.3%4.1k47%
0.6%1.8k37%
0.4%1.4k38%
0.3%94235%
0.2%76345%
0.2%64036%
Famous games in this line10 master games
Orlov, Pavle (2332) – Kostic, Vladimir G (2439)Bjeljac, Nikola (2400) – Mihic, Bojan (2335)Lloyd, Geoffrey (2301) – Pommrich, Rainer (2366)Ianovsky, Alexander (2202) – Kosikov, Alexey I (2415)Jedryczka, K. (2201) – Sieciechowicz, M. (2410)Klausen, Tor-Arne (2445) – Sande, Øystein (2165)Ianovsky, Alexander (2202) – Tchoubar, Vladimir (2390)Pavlenko, Oleg (2200) – Khalikian, Ovik (2355)Heroes of this opening Kostic, Vladimir G · Mihic, Bojan · Pommrich, Rainer · Kosikov, Alexey I
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C00
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 dxe4
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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