C15 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Kunin Double Gambit

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1.e4e62.d4d53.Nc3Bb44.Bd2dxe45.Qg4Qxd4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Kunin Double Gambit1.6k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
56%88159%
27%41860%
13%20452%
2%3213%
0.5%80%
0.3%40%
0.3%475%
0.2%30%
0.1%250%
0.1%2100%
Famous games in this line78 master games
Bernadskiy, V. (2589) – Short, N. (2633)20221–0Kurnosov, Igor (2527) – Rustemov, Alexander (2604)20041–0Hort, Vlastimil (2545) – Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus (2570)1986½–½Sax, Gyula (2575) – Farago, Ivan (2525)1984½–½Ilincic, Zlatko (2545) – Farago, Ivan (2526)2006½–½Sax, Gyula (2524) – Farago, Ivan (2533)1999½–½Sax, Gyula (2515) – Farago, Ivan (2540)1993½–½Farago, Ivan (2485) – Gyimesi, Zoltan (2537)2003½–½
Heroes of this opening Bernadskiy, V. · Kurnosov, Igor
Family
French Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C15
Line
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 dxe4 5. Qg4 Qxd4
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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