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French Defense

ECO Codes

C00

1.e4 e6
    French Defense

1.e4 e6 2.c4
    French Defense, Steiner Variation

1.e4 e6 2.b3
    French: Reti (Spielmann) Variation

1.e4 e6 2.e5
    French: Steinitz Attack

1. e4 e6 2.f4
    French: Labourdonnais Variation

1.e4 e6 2.Nf3
    French Defense

1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4
    French: Wing Gambit

1.e4 e6 2.Nc3
    French Defense

1.e2e4 e7e6 b1c3 d7d5 f2f4
    French: Pelikan Variation

1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3
    French: Two Knights Variation

1.e4 e6 2.Qe2
    French: Chigorin Variation

1.e2 e4 e7 e6 d2 d3
    French: King's Indian Attack

1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Be2
    French: Reversed Philidor Formation

1.e4 e6 2.d4
    French Defense

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d6
    Lengfellner system

1.e4 e6 2.d4 a6
    St. George Defense

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5
    French Defense

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3
    French: Schlechter Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3
    French: Alapin Variation

 

C01

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5
    French: exchange

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5
    French: exchange, Svenonius Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5 Nc6
    French: exchange, Bogolyubov Variation


C02

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
    French: Advance Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5
    French: Advance, Steinitz Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Qg4
    French: Advance, Nimzowitsch Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3
    French: Advance, Nimzowitsch system

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3
    French: Advance Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 5.Nf3 Bd7
    French: Advance, Wade Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6
    French: Advance Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3
    French: Advance, Paulsen Attack

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3
    French: Advance, Milner-Barry Gambit

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7
    French: Advance, Euwe Variation

 

C03

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2
    French: Tarrasch

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 f5
    French: Tarrasch, Haberditz Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6
    French: Tarrasch, Guimard Variation

 

C04

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6
    French: Tarrasch, Guimard Main Line

 

C05

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
    French: Tarrasch, Closed Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 b6
    French: Tarrasch, Botvinnik Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6
    French: Tarrasch, Closed Variation


 

C06

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4
    French: Tarrasch, Closed Variation, Main Line

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nb6
    French: Tarrasch, Leningrad Variation

 

C07

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
    French: Tarrasch, Open Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd8
    French: Tarrasch, Eliskases Variation

 

C08

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5
    French: Tarrasch, Open

 

C09

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Ngf3 Nc6
    French: Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main Line

 

C10

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3
    French: Paulsen Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.d5
    French: Marshall Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
    French: Rubinstein Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6
    French: Fort Knox Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7
    French: Rubinstein Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Ne5
    French: Rubinstein, Capablanca Line

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Qd5
    French: Frere (Becker) Variation

 

C11

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
    French Defense

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bd3
    French: Swiss Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Be3
    French: Henneberger Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5
    French: Steinitz Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.Qg4
    French: Steinitz, Bradford Attack

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.dxc5 Nc6
    French: Steinitz Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.dxc5 Nc6 7.a3 Bxc5 8.Qg4 0-0 9.Nf3 f6
    French: Steinitz, Brodsky-Jones Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3
    French: Steinitz Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3
    French: Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Qg4
    French: Steinitz, Gledhill Attack

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4
    French: Burn Variation

 

C12

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4
    French: MacCutcheon Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.Bxf6 gxf6 7.Qd2 Qa5
    French: MacCutcheon, Bogolyubov Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5
    French: MacCutcheon, Advance Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.exf6
    French: MacCutcheon, Chigorin Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.exf6 hxg5 7.fxg7 Rg8 8.h4 gxh4 9.Qg4
    French: MacCutcheon, Grigoriev Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Bh4
    French: MacCutcheon, Bernstein Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Be3
    French: MacCutcheon, Janowski Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Bc1
    French: MacCutcheon, Dr. Olland (Dutch) Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Bd2 Nfd7
    French: MacCutcheon, Tartakower Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Bd2 Bxc3
    French: MacCutcheon, Lasker Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.bxc3 Ne4 8.Qg4 Kf8 9.Bc1
    French: MacCutcheon, Duras Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.bxc3 Ne4 8.Qg4 g6
    French: MacCutcheon, Lasker Variation, 8...g6

 

C13

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7
    French: Classical

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxf6
    French: Classical, Anderssen Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxf6 Bxf6 6.e5 Be7 7.Qg4
    French: Classical, Anderssen-Richter Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Ng8
    French: Classical, Vistaneckis (Nimzowitsch) Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Ng8 6.Be3 b6
    French: Classical, Frankfurt Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Ne4
    French: Classical, Tartakower Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4
    French: Albin-Alekhine-Chatard Attack

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 a6
    French: Albin-Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Maroczy Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 c5
    French: Albin-Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Breyer Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 f6
    French: Albin-Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Teichmann Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 0-0
    French: Albin-Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Spielmann Variation

 

C14

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7
    French: Classical Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.Bd3
    French: Classical, Tarrasch Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.Qd2
    French: Classical, Rubinstein Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.Nb5
    French: Classical, Alapin Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.Qg4
    French: Classical, Pollock Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.f4
    French: Classical, Steinitz Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.f4 0-0 8.Nf3 c5 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.0-0-0 c4
    French: Classical, Stahlberg Variation

 

C15

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
    French: Winawer (Nimzowitsch) Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 c5 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.Bd2
    French: Winawer, Kondratiyev Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd2
    French: Winawer

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nge2
    French: Winawer, Alekhine (Maroczy) Gambit

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nge2 dxe4 5.a3 Be7 6.Nxe4 Nf6 7.N2g3 0-0 8.Be2 Nc6
    French: Winawer, Alekhine Gambit, Alatortsev Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nge2 dxe4 5.a3 Bxc3+
    French: Winawer, Alekhine Gambit

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nge2 dxe4 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Nxc3 Nc6
    French: Winawer, Alekhine Gambit, Kan Variation

 

C16

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5
    French: Winawer, Advance Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Qd7
    French: Winawer, Petrosian Variation

 

C17

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5
    French: Winawer, Advance Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.Bd2
    French: Winawer, Advance, Bogolyubov Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.Qg4
    French: Winawer, Advance, Russian Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3
    French: Winawer, Advance, 5.a3

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 cxd4 6.axb4 dxc3 7.Nf3
    French: Winawer, Advance, Rauzer Variation

 

C18

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3     
    French: Winawer, Advance Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7
    French: Winawer, Classical Variation
 

 

C19

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7
    French: Winawer, Advance, 6...Ne7

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.a4
    French: Winawer, Advance, Smyslov Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Nf3
    French: Winawer, Advance, Positional Main Line

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4
    French: Winawer, Advance, Poisoned Pawn Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 Qc7 8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qxh7 cxd4 10.Kd1
    French: Winawer, Advance, Poisoned Pawn, Euwe-Gligoric Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 Qc7 8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qxh7 cxd4 10.Ne2
    French: Winawer, Advance, Poisoned Pawn, Konstantinopolsky Variation

 

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