C00 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Orthoschnapp Gambit
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1.e4e62.c4d53.cxd5exd54.Qb3
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French Defense: Orthoschnapp Gambit320k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
58%187k42%
21%66k48%
13%41k46%
3.9%13k47%
2.1%6.8k37%
0.6%1.8k51%
0.4%1.3k39%
0.3%94554%
0.3%91243%
0.2%49942%
Famous games in this line11 master games
Pelekhaty, Alex (2557) – Riazantsev, Alexander (2572)Buecker, Stefan (2400) – Foisor, Ovidiu Doru (2430)Sperlich, Olaf (2295) – Knaak, Rainer (2515)Euler, Gerd (2386) – Klingelhoefer, Stefan (2302)Sabirov, Timur (2091) – Lysyj, I. (2589)Junger, Uli (2200) – Dgebuadze, Alexandre (2470)Arold, Hans Martin (2250) – Petri, Klaus (2316)Roeder, Frank (2325) – Sprotte, Norbert (2240)Heroes of this opening Riazantsev, Alexander · Foisor, Ovidiu Doru · Knaak, Rainer · Euler, Gerd
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C00
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Qb3
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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