Tree path 8 levels French Defense › Normal Variation › French Defense › Paulsen Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation › Advance Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
- Chess Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense C00
- Paulsen Variation C10
- French Defense: Winawer Variation C15
- Advance Variation C16
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation C17
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation C17 you are here
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
Overview
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C17), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 9 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3.
The line refines French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, which traces back to the root opening French Defense.
The line splits into 3 documented sub-systems: French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis Variation, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation.
Below the direct variations, the full subtree contains 32 documented sub-variations.
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- ECO code
- C17
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 32
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Variations (3)
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- C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 11-ply
- C17 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis Variation 12-ply
- C17 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation 10-ply
- C17 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 13-ply
- C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 12-ply
- C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Classical Variation 12-ply
- C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Portisch-Hook Variation 12-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 14-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 16-ply
- C17 Armenian Line 12-ply
- C18 with Bd3 13-ply
- C18 with h4 13-ply
- C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Eingorn Variation 14-ply
- C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation 14-ply
- C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation 15-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 13-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 15-ply
- C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Warsaw Variation 14-ply
- C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with Bd3 14-ply
- C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4 14-ply
- C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation 18-ply
- C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation Declined 15-ply
- C18 Main Line 19-ply
- C18 Paoli Variation 19-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 15-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 17-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 17-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 14-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 18-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 18-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 18-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 15-ply