Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...Bb4/4. exd5

Winawer Exchange variation 4. exd5 · Exchange variation White transposes into a variant of the French exchange variation with the moves Nc3 and ...Bb4 interposed. Black's best response remains 4...exd5, but 4...Qxd5!? is possible and has been attempted as a way to get the opponent out of theoryhttps://www.chessgames.com/perl/explorer?node=284403&move=4.5. Despite being similar to the exchange French, the exchange Winawer is a lot less prone to drawn positions. White usually provokes Bxc3 with a3, leading to an asymmetrical pawn structure after bxc3. Theory table 4. ... exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Bge7 7. Qf3 References See also French Defence