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French Defence

( ECO code C10-19 ): 1.e4 e6

C00: French Defence, unusual White second moves: 1.e4 e6

C01: ............... Exchange Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 Example game C01

C02: ............... Advance Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Example game C02

C03: French Defence, Tarrasch Variation and unusual Black third moves: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2

C04: ............... Tarrasch Variation with 3...Nc6:    1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6

C05: French Defence, Tarrasch Variation 3...Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7, unusual White 5. moves: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7

C06: ............... Tarrasch Variation 3...Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 main line: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 Example game C06

C07: ............... Tarrasch Variation 3...c5, various White fourth moves: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5

C08: French Defence, Tarrasch Variation 3...c5 4.exd5 exd5 sidelines: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5

C09: ............... Tarrasch Variation 3...c5 main line: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Ngf3 Nc6 Example games C09

C10: ............... 3.Nc3 sidelines: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3

C10: ............... Rubinstein Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4

C11: ............... Steinitz Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5

C12: ..............., MacCutcheon Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4

C13: ............... Burn Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4

C14: ............... Classical main line: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Example game C14

C15: French Defence, Winawer Variation sidelines: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4

C16: ............... Winawer Variation without ...c5: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5

C17: ............... Winawer Variation 4...c5 sidelines: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5

C18: ............... Winawer Variation with 6...Qc7:   1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7

C19: ............... Winawer Variation main line 6...Ne7 7.Nf3 Qc7:    1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Nf3 Qc7 Example game C19

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