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Tree path 12 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 › Main Line
  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
  13. Main Line C18 you are here
C18

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation, Main Line

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Overview

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation, Main Line 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.

It is reached after 19 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne2.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation, part of the broader French Defense system.

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ECO code
C18
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
19
Parent
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation

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