Tree path 3 levels French Defense › King's Indian Attack › Franco-Hiva Gambit
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- French Defense C00
- King's Indian Attack C00
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French Defense: King's Indian Attack, Franco-Hiva Gambit
Overview
French Defense: King's Indian Attack, Franco-Hiva 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.
It is reached after 4 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. d3 f5.
The line refines French Defense: King's Indian Attack, 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
16,646 games · White 48.9% / Draw 4.3% / Black 46.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exf5 | 6,157 | |
| Nc3 | 2,838 | |
| Nd2 | 2,677 | |
| Nf3 | 1,224 | |
| e5 | 953 | |
| f3 | 564 | |
| f4 | 439 | |
| Be2 | 227 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:00:42
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