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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...Bb4/4. e5/4...c5/5. a3/5...Bxc3/6. bxc3/6...Ne7

< Chess Opening Theory | 1. e4 | 1...e6 | 2. d4 | 2...d5 | 3. Nc3 | 3...Bb4 | 4. e5 | 4...c5 | 5. a3 | 5...Bxc3 | 6. bxc3
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French Defence, Winawer Variation
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black kingg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black knightf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black pawnf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black pawnd5 black pawne5 white pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 white pawnb3 black kingc3 white pawnd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 black kingb2 black kingc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqk2r/pp2nppp/4p3/2ppP3/3P4/P1P5/2P2PPP/R1BQKBNR w

Moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3 6. bxc3 Ne7

French Defence, Winawer Variation

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With 6... Ne7 Black continues development. Although Black's c5 Pawn is not defended, White rarely chooses this continuation dxc5, because then White's tripled pawns on the c-file are very weak and Black has an easy time regaining the pawn. White's usual continuations from this position are the aggressive Qg4, which threatens to capture Black's undefended g7 Pawn. Alternatively White can also play the solid Nf3 in order to prepare kingside castling, or they can play a4 with the aim of developing their dark-square bishop to a3.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7

7
Main line Qg4
O-O		 =
Variation Nf3 Nf3
...		 =
Variation a4 a4
...		 =
Variation dxc5 dxc5
...		 =

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References

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