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