ECO C00

French Defense: Perseus Gambit

French Defense: Perseus Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO C00. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3.

French Defense: Perseus Gambit — board position

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3

The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3. 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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