Tree path 7 levels French Defense › Normal Variation › French Defense › Paulsen Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation › Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit, Alatortsev Variation
- Chess Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense C00
- Paulsen Variation C10
- French Defense: Winawer Variation C15
- Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit C15
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French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit, Alatortsev Variation
Overview
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit, Alatortsev Variation is a gambit, classified under ECO code C15 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Be7 6. Nxe4 Nf6 7. N2g3 O-O 8. Be2 Nc6, after 16 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.
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- ECO code
- C15
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 16
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