ECO C11

French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation

French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C11. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5.

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5

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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

  • C14: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4

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