Tree path 8 levels French Defense › Normal Variation › French Defense › Paulsen Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation › Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit Accepted › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit, Kan Variation
- Chess Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense C00
- Paulsen Variation C10
- French Defense: Winawer Variation C15
- Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit C15
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit Accepted C15
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit, Kan Variation C15 you are here
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit, Kan Variation
Overview
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit, Kan Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C15 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 12 plies and takes 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 Nc6 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit Accepted, part of the broader French Defense system.
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- ECO code
- C15
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
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