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C02

French Defense: Advance Variation, Wade Variation

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Overview

French Defense: Advance Variation, Wade Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as 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 10 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7.

It is a variation of French Defense: Advance Variation, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.

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ECO code
C02
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
10
Parent
French Defense: Advance Variation

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