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- Chess Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense C00
- Paulsen Variation C10
- French Defense: Classical Variation C11
- French Defense: Classical Variation C11
- French Defense: McCutcheon Variation C12 you are here
French Defense: McCutcheon Variation
Overview
French Defense: McCutcheon Variation is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C12), 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.
The line arises from 8 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4.
The line refines French Defense: Classical Variation, which traces back to the root opening French Defense.
The line splits into 2 documented sub-systems: Advance Variation, Exchange Variation.
Together the deeper variations number 11 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C12
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 11
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Variations (2)
Show all 11 sub-variations (full subtree)
- C12 Advance Variation 9-ply
- C12 Exchange Variation 9-ply
- C12 French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Bernstein Variation 11-ply
- C12 French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Bogoljubow Variation 14-ply
- C12 French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Chigorin Variation 11-ply
- C12 French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Dr. Olland Variation 11-ply
- C12 French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Janowski Variation 11-ply
- C12 French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Lasker Variation 12-ply
- C12 French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Tartakower Variation 12-ply
- C12 French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Grigoriev Variation 17-ply
- C12 French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Lasker Variation 16-ply