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French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal Variation
Overview
French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal Variation is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C13), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7, after 8 plies of opening development.
The line refines French Defense: Classical Variation, which traces back to the root opening French Defense.
The line splits into 5 documented sub-systems: French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, French Defense: Classical Variation, French Defense: Classical Variation, Richter Attack, and others.
In total, the branch covers 18 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C13
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
- Direct variations
- 5
- Total in subtree
- 18
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Variations (5)
Show all 18 sub-variations (full subtree)
- C13 French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack 11-ply
- C14 French Defense: Classical Variation 12-ply
- C13 French Defense: Classical Variation, Richter Attack 9-ply
- C13 French Defense: Classical Variation, Tartakower Variation 10-ply
- C13 French Defense: Classical Variation, Vistaneckis Variation 10-ply
- C13 Albin-Chatard Gambit 14-ply
- C13 Breyer Variation 12-ply
- C13 Maróczy Variation 12-ply
- C13 Spielmann Variation 12-ply
- C13 Teichmann Variation 12-ply
- C14 Alapin Variation 13-ply
- C13 French Defense: Classical Variation, Frankfurt Variation 12-ply
- C14 Pollock Variation 13-ply
- C13 French Defense: Classical Variation, Richter Attack 13-ply
- C14 Rubinstein Variation 13-ply
- C14 Steinitz Variation 13-ply
- C14 Tarrasch Variation 13-ply
- C14 French Defense: Classical Variation, Stahlberg Variation 20-ply