French Defense: St. George Defense, St. George Gambit
ECO: C00Open Games1.e4 e6 2.d4 a6 3.c4 b5 4.cxb5 axb5
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
How it's played
Start
1.2.3.4.
About the French Defense: St. George Defense, St. George Gambit
The French Defense: St. George Defense, St. George Gambit is a line of the French Defense, catalogued under ECO code C00 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 a6 3.c4 b5 4.cxb5 axb5, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The French Defense has 212 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Other lines of the French Defense
- French Defense: Banzai-Leong GambitC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.b4
- French Defense: Bird InvitationC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.Bb5
- French Defense: Chigorin VariationC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.Qe2
- French Defense: Horwitz AttackC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.b3
- French Defense: King's Indian AttackC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.d3
- French Defense: Knight VariationC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3
- French Defense: La Bourdonnais VariationC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.f4
- French Defense: Normal VariationC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.d4