Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e6/2. d4/2...d5/3. e5/3...c5/4. c3/4...Nc6/5. Nf3/5...Qb6/6. Bd3

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French Defence: Advance Variation
a b c d e f g h
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3

French Defence: Advance Variation[edit | edit source]

White develops the light-squared bishop to d3. While he appears to have lost a pawn, 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 Nxd4? 8. Nxd4 Qxd4?? 9. Bb5+! will win Black's queen. Black usually plays 6...cxd4 7.cxd4 Bd7!, blocking the king from the Bb5+ and thus threatening to win the d4-pawn. White then usually plays a gambit. Note that 6...Bd7?! allows White the option of 7.dxc5! Bxc5 when Black does have to be careful - 8.O-O Ne7?? 9.b4!, trapping the bishop, shows that Black must be very careful. So 6...cxd4 is considered better, avoiding the tricks after 7.dxc5!

Theory table[edit | edit source]

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

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3

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1 Bd3
cxd4
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