Chess opening
French Defense: Winawer VariationC15
The French Defense: Winawer Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C15. It is reached after the moves:
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4
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Comes from
Main continuations
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation (C16)
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit (C15)
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation (C15)
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation (C15)
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Kondratiyev Variation (C15)
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Winckelmann-Reimer Gambit (C15)
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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