Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...Bb4/4. e5/4...c5/5. a3/5...Bxc3
French Defence, Winawer Variation | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3 |
French Defence, Winawer Variation
editBlack takes the pinned knight to avoid having his bishop boxed in. White's only plausible reply is 6.bxc3.
References
edit- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.