C00 — French Defense

Open Games & French (C00–C99)

ECO C00 covers French Defense and related lines (French Defense, French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit, French Defense: Bird Invitation, French Defense: Chigorin Variation). Main line 1. e4 e6 with variations, statistics, and the best responses.

43 lines under C00
French Defense
1. e4 e6
French Defense
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5
French Defense: Alapin Gambit
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3
French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. c4
French Defense: Morphy Gambit
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nh3
French Defense: Pelikan Variation
1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. f4
French Defense: Perseus Gambit
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3
French Defense: Schlechter Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3
French Defense: Two Knights Variation
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3
French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 dxe4
French Defense: Carlson Gambit
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Ne5
French Defense: Orthoschnapp Gambit
1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Qb3
French Defense: Wing Gambit
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4
French Defense: Hoffmann Gambit
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Qe2 e5 4. f4 exf4
French Defense: St. George Defense, St. George Gambit
1. e4 e6 2. d4 a6 3. c4 b5 4. cxb5 axb5
French Defense: Reversed Philidor Formation
1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. Be2
French Defense: St. George Defense, Traditional Line
1. e4 e6 2. d4 a6 3. Nf3 b5 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Bb7 6. O-O Nf6