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- Chess Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense C00
- Paulsen Variation C10
- French Defense: Steinitz Variation C11
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French Defense: Steinitz Variation
Overview
French Defense: Steinitz Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C11.
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. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Ne2, after 11 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from French Defense: Steinitz Variation, part of the broader French Defense system.
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- ECO code
- C11
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 11
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