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French Wing Gambit

French Wing Gambit

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It goes as 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4
Anyone has experience with it? I'm interesting in countering it as black. Also probably there is a good alternative for black on the 3d move to avoid it (although c5 is natural move). I imagine that Sicilian wing gambit could transpose into it, so any info about it is welcome as well.

If anybody (preferrably 1600+, unrated or rated game) would like to play it as white against me, please send me a challenge.

I would appreciate in info/ideas/advises.

Thanks,
Igor

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PTF gives the line 4 ... cxb4 5. a3 Nc6 6. axb4 Bxb4 7. c3 Be7 8. d4 f6 9. Bd3 fxe5 10. Nxe5

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I would prefer 10. fxe5. After Nh6, Bxh6, both castling option does not look safe.

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White doesn't have an f-pawn available for capture. Assuming that you meant 10. dxe5, Watson quotes 10 ... Qc7 11. 0-0 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bb5+ Kf7! -+ Hamed-Garma, Novi Sad 1990.

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dxe5 of course. White probably better hold for e pawn with 11.Qe2, but objectively black should be fine. Thanks a lot for the info!

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Some more information at http://www.isofarro.freeserve.co.uk/french/wing/