Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Knight Variation, Franco-Hiva Gambit
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1.e4e62.Nf3f5
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French Defense: Knight Variation, Franco-Hiva Gambit92k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
67%62k53%
15%13k52%
8.2%7.5k53%
3.9%3.6k50%
2.3%2.1k52%
2.1%1.9k50%
0.7%64645%
0.4%35850%
0.1%10446%
0.1%9655%
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Zherebukh, Y. (2611) – Cornejo, M. (2364)- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C00
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 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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