Tree path 9 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 › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
C18

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation

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Overview

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C18.

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 11 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, part of the broader French Defense system.

5 named variations grow from this line, including French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Classical Variation, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Portisch-Hook Variation, and others.

In total, the branch covers 27 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
C18
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
11
Parent
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
Direct variations
5
Total in subtree
27

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Variations (5)

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