ECO C10

French Defense: Paulsen Variation

French Defense: Paulsen Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C10. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3.

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3. 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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