ECO C12

French Defense: McCutcheon Variation

French Defense: McCutcheon Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C12. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4.

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4. 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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