French Defence

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chess opening
gptkbp:advantage counterplay opportunities
cramped position for Black
light-squared bishop is often passive
solid structure for Black
gptkbp:ECOCode C00–C19
gptkbp:family semi-closed games
gptkbp:favoredBy gptkb:Alexander_Morozevich
gptkb:Evgeny_Bareev
gptkb:Wolfgang_Uhlmann
gptkb:Magnus_Carlsen
gptkb:Teimour_Radjabov
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkbp:first_played_in gptkb:London
gptkbp:firstMovement 1.e4 e6
gptkbp:firstReleased 1834
gptkbp:hasOpening gptkb:Alekhine's_Defence
gptkb:Sicilian_Defence
gptkb:Caro-Kann_Defence
gptkb:Pirc_Defence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label French Defence
gptkbp:mainLine 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:France
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Exchange_Variation
gptkb:Tarrasch_Variation
gptkb:Advance_Variation
gptkbp:popularizedBy André Danican Philidor
Jacques François Mouret
gptkbp:strategic_themes closed center
minority attack
counterattack in the center
pawn structure tension
queenside play for Black
space advantage for White
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_matches
many grandmasters
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Exchange_Variation
gptkb:Classical_Variation
gptkb:Tarrasch_Variation
gptkb:Rubinstein_Variation
gptkb:Advance_Variation
Winawer Variation
Burn Variation
Fort Knox Variation
MacCutcheon Variation
Steinitz Variation
Two Knights Variation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Milner-Barry_Gambit
gptkb:Milner-Barry_Gambit_in_the_French_Defence
gptkb:King's_Pawn_Opening
gptkb:Levitsky_Attack
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7