ECO C01

French Defense: Exchange Variation

French Defense: Exchange Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C01. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5.

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5

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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

  • C01: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nc3
  • C01: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3

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