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French Defense: Franco-Sicilian Defense

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Overview

French Defense: Franco-Sicilian Defense is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C00.

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

It begins with 4 plies and takes 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 to reach the canonical position.

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

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ECO code
C00
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
4
Parent
French Defense: Normal Variation

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