Tree path 9 levels French Defense › Normal Variation › French Defense › Advance Variation › French Defense: Advance Variation › French Defense: Advance Variation › French Defense: Advance Variation › Paulsen Attack › French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
- Chess Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense C00
- Advance Variation C02
- French Defense: Advance Variation C02
- French Defense: Advance Variation C02
- French Defense: Advance Variation C02
- Paulsen Attack C02
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French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
Overview
French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C02.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 10 plies and takes 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack, part of the broader French Defense system.
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- ECO code
- C02
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
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Statistics from Lichess
2,545,173 games · White 44.7% / Draw 4.7% / Black 50.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bd3 | 817,637 | |
| Be2 | 536,319 | |
| a3 | 483,163 | |
| Bb5 | 246,127 | |
| Be3 | 201,913 | |
| Bg5 | 47,477 | |
| dxc5 | 41,869 | |
| Nbd2 | 39,564 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:15:04
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