Tree path 8 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, Bogoljubow Variation
- Chess Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense C00
- Paulsen Variation C10
- French Defense: Winawer Variation C15
- Advance Variation C16
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation C17
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Bogoljubow Variation C17 you are here
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Bogoljubow Variation
Overview
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Bogoljubow Variation is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C17), arising from a recognised theoretical 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 9 plies and takes 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, which traces back to the root opening French Defense.
It continues primarily into one named line, Icelandic Defense.
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- ECO code
- C17
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 1
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