Chess opening · ECO B40
Sicilian Defense: French Variation
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6
Sicilian Defense: French Variation is catalogued under ECO code B40. It is reached after 2 moves (4 half-moves): 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6. After the last move it is White to play. White opens 1. e4. It is a named variation of the Sicilian Defense, which has 391 catalogued lines in total. 5 deeper lines continue from here, listed below.
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Continues with
- Sicilian Defense: Kan VariationB41
- Sicilian Defense: Taimanov VariationB44
- Sicilian Defense: Taimanov VariationB45
- Sicilian Defense: Four Knights VariationB45
- Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen VariationB80
More Sicilian Defense lines
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto VariationB20
- Sicilian Defense: ClosedB23
- Sicilian Defense: Closed, TraditionalB23
- Sicilian Defense: Brussels GambitB27
- Sicilian Defense: Bücker VariationB27
- Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated DragonB27
- Sicilian Defense: Jalalabad VariationB27
- Sicilian Defense: Katalimov VariationB27