Tree path 12 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 › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation › with h4 › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4
C18

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4

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Overview

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4 is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C18.

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 14 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Qc7.

It is a variation of French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.

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ECO code
C18
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
14
Parent
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4

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