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French Defense (C00)

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5

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French Defense (ECO C00) is a chess opening starting with 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5. See its main lines, common continuations, and win/draw/loss statistics from real games.

Common Continuations
exd5
French Defense: Exchange Variation
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e5
French Defense: Advance Variation
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c4
French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit
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Nc3
French Defense: Paulsen Variation
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Nd2
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation
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Be3
French Defense: Alapin Gambit
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Bd3
French Defense: Schlechter Variation
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Nf3
French Defense: Perseus Gambit
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Nh3
French Defense: Morphy Gambit
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Variations