ECO C00

French Defense: Two Knights Variation

French Defense: Two Knights Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C00. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3.

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1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3

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Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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