French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd2

ECO C15

The French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation is a chess opening line in the French Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd2.

It is catalogued under code C15 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bd2 is chosen by White on move 4.

3 named continuations branch from this position, including the Kunin Double Gambit and the Main Line.

Named variations

• French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Kunin Double Gambit — ECO C15
• French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Main Line — ECO C15
• French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Schwarz's Line — ECO C15

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