ECO C06: French Defense
ECO C06 is part of volume C — Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 2 named lines under it.
The shortest is French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line:
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4.
That position has come up in 446,661 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 49.6%, 5.8% were drawn and Black won 44.6%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 |
15 |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Leningrad Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nb6 |
16 |