French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Main Line

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd2 dxe4 5.Qg4 Nf6 6.Qxg7 Rg8 7.Qh6

ECO C15

The French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Main Line is a chess opening line in the French Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd2 dxe4 5.Qg4 Nf6 6.Qxg7 Rg8 7.Qh6.

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

The defining move Qh6 is chosen by White on move 7.

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