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Milner-Barry Gambit in the French Defence
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Milner-Barry_Gambit_in_the_French_Defence
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
chess opening
gptkbp:award
White gets attacking chances and open lines
gptkbp:category
gptkb:Gambit
gptkb:King's_Pawn_Opening
gptkb:Open_Game
gptkbp:commonContinuation
8.Nxc3
8.O-O
gptkbp:ECOCode
C02
gptkbp:firstBook
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4
gptkbp:firstPublished
1930s
gptkbp:hasConcept
White sacrifices a pawn for rapid development and attacking chances
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Milner-Barry Gambit in the French Defence
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:Sir_Philip_Stuart_Milner-Barry
gptkbp:notableGame
gptkb:Milner-Barry_vs._Alexander,_London_1938
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:French_Defence
gptkbp:popularizedBy
gptkb:Sir_Philip_Stuart_Milner-Barry
gptkbp:riskFactor
White may fall behind if Black defends accurately
gptkbp:status
Occasionally played at master level
Popular in club play
gptkbp:thematicSacrifice
c3 pawn
d4 pawn
gptkbp:typicalPlan
White plays Nc3, O-O, and aims for central and kingside attack
Black accepts the gambit with ...dxc3 and tries to consolidate
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:David_Bronstein
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Stuart_Milner-Barry
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6