ECO C03: French Defense
ECO C03 is part of volume C — Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 6 named lines under it.
The shortest is French Defense: Tarrasch Variation:
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2.
That position has come up in 8,990,697 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 50.5%, 5.8% were drawn and Black won 43.7%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 |
5 |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 |
6 |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Haberditz Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 f5 |
6 |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Modern System | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 |
6 |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 |
6 |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Thunderbunny Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. c3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 e5 |
10 |