Chess opening · ECO C00
French Defense: Normal Variation
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1. e4 e6 2. d4
French Defense: Normal Variation is catalogued under ECO code C00. It is reached after 2 moves (3 half-moves): 1. e4 e6 2. d4. After the last move it is Black to play. White opens 1. e4. It is a named variation of the French Defense, which has 212 catalogued lines in total. Many deeper lines continue from here, listed below.
Comes from
Continues with
- French DefenseC00
- French Defense: Baeuerle GambitC00
- French Defense: Franco-Hiva GambitC00
- French Defense: Franco-Sicilian DefenseC00
- French Defense: Mediterranean DefenseC00
- French Defense: St. George DefenseC00
- French Defense: Exchange VariationC01
- French Defense: Advance VariationC02
- French Defense: Tarrasch VariationC03
- French Defense: Paulsen VariationC10
More French Defense lines
- French Defense: Banzai-Leong GambitC00
- French Defense: Bird InvitationC00
- French Defense: Chigorin VariationC00
- French Defense: Horwitz AttackC00
- French Defense: King's Indian AttackC00
- French Defense: Knight VariationC00
- French Defense: La Bourdonnais VariationC00
- French Defense: Queen's KnightC00