French Defense: Classical Variation
ECO: C11Open Games1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
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About the French Defense: Classical Variation
The French Defense: Classical Variation is a line of the French Defense, catalogued under ECO code C11 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The French Defense has 212 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Where the line goes next
- French Defense: Classical VariationC11 · 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5
- French Defense: Classical Variation, Delayed Exchange VariationC11 · 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.exd5
- French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz VariationC11 · 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5
- French Defense: Classical Variation, Swiss VariationC11 · 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bd3
- French Defense: Henneberger VariationC11 · 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Be3
- French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn VariationC11 · 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4
- French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal VariationC13 · 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7
- French Defense: McCutcheon VariationC12 · 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4
Other lines of the French Defense
- French Defense: Banzai-Leong GambitC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.b4
- French Defense: Bird InvitationC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.Bb5
- French Defense: Chigorin VariationC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.Qe2
- French Defense: Horwitz AttackC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.b3
- French Defense: King's Indian AttackC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.d3
- French Defense: Knight VariationC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3
- French Defense: La Bourdonnais VariationC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.f4
- French Defense: Normal VariationC00 · 1.e4 e6 2.d4