Steinitz Variation, Gledhill Attack

The Gledhill Attack is White's early 5. Qg4 in the Steinitz Variation of the French Defense, played instead of the usual 5. f4. The queen eyes g7 and tries to hinder Black's kingside development rather than building a broad pawn front. Black most often strikes at d4 at once with 5...c5, while 5...a6 and 5...g6 are rarer. The engine slightly favors Black, although White scores marginally better in online games.