Chess opening · ECO C00
French Defense
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5
French Defense is catalogued under ECO code C00. It is reached after 2 moves (4 half-moves): 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5. After the last move it is White to play. White opens 1. e4. It is the defining line of the French Defense family, which has 212 catalogued lines in total. Many deeper lines continue from here, listed below.
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Continues with
- French Defense: Exchange VariationC01
- French Defense: Advance VariationC02
- French Defense: Tarrasch VariationC03
- French Defense: Paulsen VariationC10
- French Defense: Advance VariationC02
- French Defense: Rubinstein VariationC10
- French Defense: Classical VariationC11
- French Defense: Winawer VariationC15
- French Defense: Advance VariationC02
- French Defense: Classical VariationC11
More French Defense lines
- French Defense: Baeuerle GambitC00
- French Defense: Franco-Hiva GambitC00
- French Defense: Franco-Sicilian DefenseC00
- French Defense: King's Indian Attack, Franco-Hiva GambitC00
- French Defense: Knight Variation, Franco-Hiva GambitC00
- French Defense: Mediterranean DefenseC00
- French Defense: St. George DefenseC00
- French Defense: Banzai-Leong GambitC00