Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Horwitz Attack
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1.e4e62.b3
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French Defense: Horwitz Attack1.2M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
70%833k49%
6.9%82k50%
4.9%58k48%
4%48k48%
3.4%40k45%
2.1%25k49%
1.4%16k46%
1.2%14k44%
1.1%13k48%
1%12k46%
Famous games in this line721 master games
Van Foreest, Jorden (2629) – Duda, J. (2717)Vallejo Pons, F. (2710) – Santos Latasa, J. (2616)Dardha, Daniel (2639) – Bluebaum, M. (2650)Van Foreest, Jorden (2629) – Meier, Geo (2650)Paichadze, L. (2583) – Martirosyan, Haik M. (2607)Tsydypov, Z. (2460) – Rapport, R. (2717)Pridorozhni, Aleksei (2516) – Shimanov, Alexandr (2655)Mastrovasilis, D. (2582) – Tomczak, J. (2588)Heroes of this opening Duda, J. · Van Foreest, Jorden · Paichadze, L. · Rapport, R.
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C00
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. b3
FianchettoAggressive
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Paris challenged London by correspondence in January 1834; the match took about two years, Paris met 1.e4 with 1...e6, and Paris won. The defence 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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