Chess Codex
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 › with Bd3 › French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional 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. with Bd3 C18
  13. French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation C19 you are here
C19

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation

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Overview

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C19), arising from a recognised theoretical position.

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 15 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. Bd3 Nbc6 8. Nf3.

The line refines French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with Bd3, which traces back to the root opening French Defense.

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ECO code
C19
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
15
Parent
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with Bd3

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with Bd3:

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