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. Qg4/7...O-O/8. Nf3/8...Nbc6/9. Bd3/9...f5
Appearance
< 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 | 7...O-O | 8. Nf3 | 8...Nbc6 | 9. Bd3
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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 O-O 8. Nf3 Nbc6 9. Bd3 f5 |
French Defence, Winawer Variation
[edit | edit source]Black's last move 9... f5 stopped White's threat of sacrificing the bishop on h7.
If White doesn't capture Black's f5 pawn en passant now, then their king bishop's diagonal (b1-h7)
will be blocked permanently.
Because having their king bishop on a blocked diagonal certainly won't help White's kingside attack at all,
White usually decides to capture the f5 pawn en passant 10. exf6.
However, in a few games White also played 10. Qh3 - in hope for opening a file on the kingside for their rooks at a later time.
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 O-O 8. Nf3 Nbc6 9. Bd3 f5
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Main Continuation | exf6 Rxf6 |
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Rare Continuation | Qh3 ... |
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References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.