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French Defense: Advance Variation (C02)

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6

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French Defense: Advance Variation (ECO C02) is a chess opening starting with 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6. See its main lines, common continuations, and win/draw/loss statistics from real games.

Common Continuations
Be3
French Defense: Advance Variation, Kupreichik Variation
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Nf3
French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack
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