Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: St. George Defense, Three Pawn Attack
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1.e4e62.d4a63.c4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
French Defense: St. George Defense, Three Pawn Attack237k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
15%36k42%
14%33k43%
13%31k44%
12%28k43%
9.2%22k49%
7%17k44%
6.3%15k43%
2.7%6.4k41%
2.1%4.9k45%
Famous games in this line49 master games
Meier, Georg (2644) – Bauer, Christian (2681)Georgiev, Ki (2627) – Bauer, Ch (2624)Volkov, Sergey (2629) – Pelletier, Yannick (2581)Polak, Tomas (2520) – Bauer, Christian (2639)Sargissian, G. (2640) – Maksimovic, Bojan (2504)Pultinevicius, Paulius (2579) – Bauer, Ch (2557)Idani, P. (2576) – Tabatabaei, M. (2515)Lopez, Ja (2388) – Bauer, Ch (2647)Heroes of this opening Bauer, Christian · Pelletier, Yannick · Tabatabaei, M.
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C00
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 a6 3. c4
Aggressive
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French Defense: St. George Defense, Sanky-George Gambit3…b5 · 1 deeper lineFrench Defense: St. George Defense, St. George Gambit3…b5 4.cxb5 axb5
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From the archives
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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