French Defense: Classical Variation

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6

French Defense: Classical Variation is catalogued under ECO code C11. It is reached after 3 moves (6 half-moves): 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6. After the last move it is White to play. White opens 1. e4. It is a named variation of the French Defense, which has 212 catalogued lines in total. 4 deeper lines continue from here, listed below.

Position shown after the last move; White to play.