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C1214 plies · white to move

French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Bogoljubow Variation

The French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Bogoljubow Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C12 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 7 moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Qd2 Qa5. The resulting position leaves white to move.

1
White r
White n
White b
White k
White r
2
White p
White p
White p
White q
White p
White p
White p
3
White n
4
White p
Black b
5
Black q
6
Black p
Black p
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
8h
Black r
g
f
e
Black k
d
c
Black b
b
Black n
a
Black r

Resulting Position