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- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
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French Defense: Schlechter Variation
Overview
French Defense: Schlechter Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C00.
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. Bd3, after 5 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from French Defense, part of the broader French Defense system.
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- ECO code
- C00
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- French Defense
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