ECO C08: French Defense
ECO C08 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, Open System:
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5.
That position has come up in 512,646 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 50.6%, 6.5% were drawn and Black won 42.9%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 |
8 |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Advance Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 c4 |
10 |