Tree path 10 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, Maróczy-Wallis Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
C17

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation

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Overview

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C17.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

The line arises from 13 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 7. Nf3.

It is a variation of French Defense: Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis Variation, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.

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ECO code
C17
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
13
Parent
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis Variation

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