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Tree path 11 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, Advance Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation
  1. Chess Codex
  2. French Defense C00
  3. Normal Variation C00
  4. French Defense C00
  5. Paulsen Variation C10
  6. French Defense: Winawer Variation C15
  7. Advance Variation C16
  8. French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation C17
  9. French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation C17
  10. French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation C18
  11. French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation C18
  12. French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation C18 you are here
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French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation

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Overview

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C18.

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 15 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8. Qxg7.

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, Poisoned Pawn Variation.

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ECO code
C18
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
15
Parent
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
Direct variations
1

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Variations (1)

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Sister lines that share the same parent French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation:

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