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French Defence: Advance Variation
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black kinge8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black queenc6 black knightd6 black kinge6 black pawnf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black pawne5 white pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white pawnd3 white bishope3 black kingf3 white knightg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 black kingg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1b1kbnr/pp3ppp/1qn1p3/3pP3/3p4/2PB1N2/PP3PPP/RNBQK2R w

Moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4

French Defence: Advance Variation

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Black trades the pawn on c5 for white's d4 pawn. Black appears to be able to win the pawn but 7.cxd4 Nxd4? 8.Nxd4 Qxd4?? 9.Bb5+ would win the Black queen, so 7...Bd7! is the main move after 7.cxd4. 7.O-O is a modern gambit, sacrificing a pawn for quick development and an attack.

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.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4

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1 cxd4
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