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French Defense: Wing Gambit
Overview
French Defense: Wing Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C00 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 7 plies and takes 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from French Defense: Knight Variation, part of the broader French Defense system.
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- ECO code
- C00
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 7
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