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, Positional Variation › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation
C19

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation

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Overview

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C19.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Qc7, after 14 plies of opening development.

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

It continues primarily into one named line, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation.

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ECO code
C19
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
14
Parent
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation
Direct variations
1

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