ECO B40

Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open

Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open is a chess opening classified under ECO B40. Its defining line here is 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4.

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4

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

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