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French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Albin-Chatard Gambit
Overview
French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Albin-Chatard Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C13 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 14 plies and takes 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, part of the broader French Defense system.
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- ECO code
- C13
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 14
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