Tree path 9 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, Maróczy-Wallis 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, Advance Variation C17
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis Variation C17 you are here
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis Variation
Overview
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C17.
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 12 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, part of the broader French Defense system.
It continues primarily into one named line, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation.
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- ECO code
- C17
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
- Direct variations
- 1
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