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French Defence: Advance Variation
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black pawnf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black pawnd5 black pawne5 white pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkbnr/pp3ppp/4p3/2ppP3/3P4/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR w

Moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5

French Defence: Advance Variation

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Black's plan is straightforward: They want to eliminate White's pawns on d4/e5 - and after doing so, Black will find it easier to develop the pieces of their kingside to good squares.

White's most common continuation is 4. c3, in order to support their d4-Pawn. If Black follows with 4...cxd4, White can simply replace their d-Pawn with 5. cxd4, and Black's position will be just as cramped as it was before.

There are some rarely played alternative variations for White: Both 4. Nf3 and 4. Qg4 have the idea of (temporarily) sacrificing the d4-pawn in order to get some initiative on the kingside as a compensation. White can also play 4. dxc5, though this helps Black's intention of eliminating White's pawn center.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5

4
Main Line c3
Nc6		 =
1 Nf3
...		 =
2 Qg4
...		 =
3 dxc5
...		 =

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References

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