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C00

French Defense: St. George Defense, Traditional Line

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Overview

French Defense: St. George Defense, Traditional Line 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 12 plies and takes 1. e4 e6 2. d4 a6 3. Nf3 b5 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Bb7 6. O-O Nf6 to reach the canonical position.

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

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ECO code
C00
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
12
Parent
French Defense: St. George Defense

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