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Opening· 5 plies

French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit, Pinova Gambit

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO C00), reached after 5 half-moves: 1. e4 e6 2. b4 Bxb4 3. e5.

French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit, Pinova Gambit ECO C00
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About this opening

French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit, Pinova Gambit is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code C00. ECO group C (C00–C99) covers open games (1.e4 e5) and the French Defence, including the Ruy Lopez, Italian, Scotch and King's Gambit. This particular variation is reached after 5 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. b4 Bxb4 3. e5.

It belongs to the French Defense family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the Banzai-Leong Gambit → Pinova Gambit line). The immediate parent line is French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit, transitioned via 3.e5.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.e4 e6, 2.b4 Bxb4, 3.e5. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.