C00 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Wing Gambit
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1.e4e62.Nf3d53.e5c54.b4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
French Defense: Wing Gambit741k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
52%388k44%
22%159k40%
9.5%70k49%
8.9%66k49%
2.7%20k54%
1.8%14k39%
1.2%8.8k40%
0.8%6.0k41%
0.3%2.5k42%
0.3%1.9k40%
Famous games in this line511 master games
Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2597) – Vitiugov, N. (2747)Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2688) – Rodshtein, Maxim (2634)Bernadskiy, Vitaliy (2629) – Rublevsky, Sergei (2651)Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2641) – Epishin, Vladimir (2613)Al Modiahki, M. (2542) – Short, N. (2678)Al Modiahki, M. (2549) – Meier, Georg (2632)Van Foreest, Lucas (2531) – Edouard, R. (2641)Van Foreest, Lucas (2531) – Edouard, R. (2641)Heroes of this opening Rodshtein, Maxim · Rublevsky, Sergei · Zvjaginsev, Vadim · Meier, Georg
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C00
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4
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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