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French Defense: Baeuerle Gambit
Overview
French Defense: Baeuerle Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C00, 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 4 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e6 2. d4 b5.
The line refines French Defense: Normal Variation, which traces back to the root opening French Defense.
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- ECO code
- C00
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
36,780 games · White 51.0% / Draw 4.2% / Black 44.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bxb5 | 21,433 | |
| Nf3 | 5,747 | |
| f4 | 1,456 | |
| Nc3 | 1,334 | |
| c4 | 1,145 | |
| Bd3 | 1,126 | |
| e5 | 897 | |
| c3 | 820 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:00:34
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