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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 ◀ Undo move

♞ You have reached French Defense: Steinitz Variation C11 — the catalogued line ends exactly here.

Book continuations

Matching openings 4

…and 1 more lines run through this position — keep making moves to narrow it down.

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