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Tree path 8 levels French Defense › Normal Variation › French Defense › Paulsen Variation › French Defense: Classical Variation › Steinitz Variation › French Defense: Steinitz Variation › Boleslavsky Variation
  1. Chess Codex
  2. French Defense C00
  3. Normal Variation C00
  4. French Defense C00
  5. Paulsen Variation C10
  6. French Defense: Classical Variation C11
  7. Steinitz Variation C11
  8. French Defense: Steinitz Variation C11
  9. Boleslavsky Variation C11 you are here
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French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation

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Overview

French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky 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.

The line arises from 13 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3.

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
13
Parent
French Defense: Steinitz Variation

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