French Defense: Paulsen Variation
ECO: C10Open Games1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3
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About the French Defense: Paulsen Variation
The French Defense: Paulsen Variation is a line of the French Defense, catalogued under ECO code C10 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3, with White 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
- French Defense: Hecht-Reefschläger VariationC10 · 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nc6
- French Defense: Marshall GambitC10 · 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 c5
- French Defense: Rubinstein VariationC10 · 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- French Defense: Winawer VariationC15 · 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 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
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