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...Ne7/7. Qg4
Appearance
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 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 |
French Defence, Winawer Variation
[edit | edit source]By playing 7. Qg4, White immediately attacks Black's unprotected g7 pawn. Now it's Black's choice whether they want to defend the pawn, e.g. by playing 7... O-O, or whether they're going to sacrifice the g7-Pawn and prepare some counterplay on the queenside instead. For this purpose Black can try 7... Qc7 (The Poisoned Pawn Variation).
Theory table
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4
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Main line | ... O-O |
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Poisoned Pawn Variation | ... Qc7 |
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References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.