Tree path 9 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, Retreat 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, Retreat Variation C17 you are here
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation
Overview
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C17), 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5, after 10 plies of opening development.
The line refines French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, which traces back to the root opening French Defense.
It continues primarily into one named line, Armenian Line.
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- ECO code
- C17
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
- Direct variations
- 1
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