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French Defense

Winawer Variation, Winckelmann-Reimer Gambit

C15gambitaggressiveoffbeat

  1. 1.e4e6
  2. 2.d4d5
  3. 3.Nc3Bb4
  4. 4.a3Bxc3+
  5. 5.bxc3dxe4
  6. 6.f3
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An offbeat gambit in the French Winawer in which White answers 5...dxe4 with 6. f3, offering a pawn for open lines; engines slightly favor Black.

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About the Winckelmann-Reimer Gambit

The Winckelmann-Reimer Gambit arises when White, after 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4, offers the f-pawn with 6. f3 to open lines and speed development instead of recovering e4 slowly. Accepting with 6...exf3 is the most common reply, and White scores well after it in practice. Striking at the center with 6...c5 is regarded as more accurate and has given Black good results, while 6...Nf6 is the other frequent choice. The engine slightly favors Black.

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