ECO C13

French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal Variation

French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C13. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7.

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7. 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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