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, Positional 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, Advance Variation C18
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation C18
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation C19 you are here
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation
Overview
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under 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. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3, after 15 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, part of the broader French Defense system.
2 named variations grow from this line, including French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation.
In total, the branch covers 5 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C19
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 15
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 5
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Variations (2)
Show all 5 sub-variations (full subtree)
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 17-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 17-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 18-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 18-ply
- C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 18-ply