Chess opening
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional VariationC19
The French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C19. It is reached after the moves:
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd2
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Main continuations
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation (C19)
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation (C19)
Related lines in the French Defense
- French Defense (C00)
- French Defense (C00)
- French Defense: Alapin Gambit (C00)
- French Defense: Baeuerle Gambit (C00)
- French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit (C00)
- French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit, Pinova Gambit (C00)
- French Defense: Bird Invitation (C00)
- French Defense: Carlson Gambit (C00)
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