Tree path 8 levels French Defense › Normal Variation › French Defense › Paulsen Variation › French Defense: Classical Variation › French Defense: Classical Variation › Burn Variation › French Defense: Classical Variation
- Chess Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense C00
- Paulsen Variation C10
- French Defense: Classical Variation C11
- French Defense: Classical Variation C11
- Burn Variation C11
- French Defense: Classical Variation C13 you are here
French Defense: Classical Variation
Overview
French Defense: Classical Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C13.
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. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7.
It is a variation of French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Burn Variation, Main Line, Burn Variation, Morozevich Line.
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- ECO code
- C13
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
- Direct variations
- 2
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