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French Defense C00

Family: French Defense

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The French Defense is catalogued under the ECO code C00. Its main line runs 1. e4 e6.

After 2 half-moves the diagrammed position is reached and it is White to move. Material is balanced.

This encyclopedia records 212 variations inside the “French Defense” family — follow the links below to compare the branching lines.

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1. e4 e6

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Variations of this family

NameECOMain line length
French DefenseC004 plies
French Defense: Alapin GambitC005 plies
French Defense: Baeuerle GambitC004 plies
French Defense: Banzai-Leong GambitC003 plies
French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit, Pinova GambitC005 plies
French Defense: Bird InvitationC003 plies
French Defense: Carlson GambitC007 plies
French Defense: Chigorin VariationC003 plies
French Defense: Diemer-Duhm GambitC005 plies
French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit AcceptedC006 plies
French Defense: Franco-Hiva GambitC004 plies
French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit AcceptedC005 plies

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