French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO C15), reached after 7 half-moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2.

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4…dxe4 2 lines
- C15 Kunin Double Gambit
- C15 Main Line
4…Ne7 1 line
- C15 Schwarz's Line

About this opening

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code C15. 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 7 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2.

It belongs to the French Defense family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the Winawer Variation → Fingerslip Variation line). The immediate parent line is French Defense: Winawer Variation, transitioned via 4.Bd2.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.e4 e6, 2.d4 d5, 3.Nc3 Bb4, 4.Bd2. From this position 2 named continuations are recorded in the encyclopaedia, each leading to a distinct theoretical line.