ECO C11

French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation

French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C11. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4.

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

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

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