Caissa Codex
C15

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Kunin Double Gambit

Chess diagram: French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Kunin Double Gambit after 5…Qxd4

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Statistics from Lichess

2,473 games: White 53.4% / Draw 4.5% / Black 42.1%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.06 The position is about equal

Best play: 6. Nf3 Qf6 7. Qxe4 Qe7 8. Qg4 f5 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Qh3 Nc6

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Kunin Double Gambit (ECO C15, Open Games) is a gambit in the French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, reached after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 dxe4 5. Qg4 Qxd4 (5 moves).

In 2,473 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 53.4%, Black 42.1% and 4.5% were drawn. White's most played move here is 6. O-O-O, in 55% of those games.

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How to play against the French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Kunin Double Gambit

6. Nf3 scores best for White: 60.3%, with White winning 56.8% and Black 36.2% of 708 games. The most played, 6. O-O-O, scores 56.0% in 1,368 games, and 6. Nge2 scores lowest: 52.0%. Stockfish's first choice is also 6. Nf3.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: White's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 4…dxe4 5. Qg4 Qxd4, the position after French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Kunin Double Gambit (C15)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/french-defense-winawer-variation-fingerslip-variation-kunin-double-gambit

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