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C0215 plies · black to move

French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation

The French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C02 in the Open Games & French Defense family, beginning with 1.e4 e5 or 1.e4 e6, including the Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, and French Defense. It is reached after 8 moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O Bd7 8. Re1. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black k
Black b
Black n
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black b
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black q
Black n
Black p
5
Black p
White p
4
Black p
3
White p
White b
White n
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
White n
c
White b
d
White q
e
White r
f
g
White k
h

Resulting Position