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C15

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Kunin Double Gambit

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Overview

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Kunin Double Gambit 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.

It is reached after 10 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 dxe4 5. Qg4 Qxd4.

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

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ECO code
C15
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
10
Parent
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation

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