Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...Bb4/4. Nge2/4...dxe4

=French Defence, Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit= One of White's central ideas in this gambit variation is obtaining Black's 'good' bishop - without the necessity of paying the price of doubled pawns on c2/c3. Here White typically asks Black, what they intend to do with their 'good' bishop on b4: 5.a3.

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