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French Defense: Knight Variation
Overview
French Defense: Knight Variation 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.
The line arises from 3 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3.
It is a direct variation of French Defense.
It branches into 3 notable variations — Franco-Hiva Gambit, French Defense: Two Knights Variation, French Defense: Wing Gambit.
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- ECO code
- C00
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- French Defense
- Direct variations
- 3
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