C00 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation, Reuter Gambit
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1.e4e62.f4d53.Nf3dxe4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation, Reuter Gambit159k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
52%83k47%
42%67k46%
2.5%3.9k40%
1.5%2.4k28%
0.6%1.0k27%
0.2%28725%
0.2%26425%
0.1%22227%
0.1%15317%
0.1%9624%
Famous games in this line8 master games
Król, Wladyslaw (2423) – Kund, Wolfgang (2557)Król, Wladyslaw (2391) – Walczak, Andrzej (2369)Król, Wladyslaw (2423) – Pichelin, Xavier (2251)Krol, Wladyslaw (2288) – Evans, Gordon (2304)Krol, Wladyslaw (2214) – Bishop, Nicholas (2369)Król, Wladyslaw (2255) – Rotaru, Ion (2243)Krol, Wladyslaw (2214) – Brousek, Jiri (2270)Krol, Wladyslaw (2218) – Jimenez Arteaga, Angel (2234)Heroes of this opening Kund, Wolfgang · Pichelin, Xavier · Evans, Gordon · Brousek, Jiri
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C00
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4
Gambit
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From the archives
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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