Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: King's Indian Attack, Franco-Hiva Gambit
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1.e4e62.d3f5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
French Defense: King's Indian Attack, Franco-Hiva Gambit16k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
38%5.9k49%
17%2.7k52%
15%2.4k57%
7.2%1.1k51%
5.9%92352%
3.5%55646%
2.6%41254%
1.4%22249%
1.3%21143%
1.2%18453%
Famous games in this line3 master games
Chigaev, M. (2494) – Egyed, A. (2238)Claesen, Pieter (2411) – Froeyman, Helmut (2247)Sevian, Samuel (2336) – Manukian, Garuch (2260)- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C00
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d3 f5
Gambit
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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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