ECO C11

French Defense: Classical Variation

French Defense: Classical Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C11. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6.

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

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Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

Other catalogued lines with this name

  • C11: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5
  • C13: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7
  • C14: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bg5
  • C14: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7

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