Tree path 11 levels French Defense › Normal Variation › French Defense › Advance Variation › French Defense: Advance Variation › French Defense: Advance Variation › French Defense: Advance Variation › Paulsen Attack › French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit › Main Line › French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Sørensen Variation
- Chess Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense C00
- Advance Variation C02
- French Defense: Advance Variation C02
- French Defense: Advance Variation C02
- French Defense: Advance Variation C02
- Paulsen Attack C02
- French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit C02
- Main Line C02
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French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Sørensen Variation
Overview
French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Sørensen Variation belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C02, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 17 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Ng5.
The line refines French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Main Line, which traces back to the root opening French Defense.
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- ECO code
- C02
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 17
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Statistics from Lichess
17,122 games · White 56.5% / Draw 3.0% / Black 40.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| h6 | 6,370 | |
| Nc6 | 3,143 | |
| g6 | 1,707 | |
| Be7 | 1,462 | |
| Nf5 | 1,249 | |
| Nh6 | 1,163 | |
| Ne7 | 942 | |
| Bb5 | 335 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:14:51
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