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French Defense: Advance Variation

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Overview

French Defense: Advance Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C02.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

It is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from French Defense: Advance Variation, part of the broader French Defense system.

5 named variations grow from this line, including French Defense: Advance Variation, Frenkel Gambit, Nimzowitsch Attack, and others.

In total, the branch covers 19 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
C02
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
6
Parent
French Defense: Advance Variation
Direct variations
5
Total in subtree
19

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Variations (5)

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Sister lines that share the same parent French Defense: Advance Variation:

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