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, Main Line
- 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
- French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line C02 you are here
French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line
Overview
French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C02.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 11 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3.
It is a variation of French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.
It continues primarily into one named line, French Defense: Advance Variation, Lputian Variation.
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- ECO code
- C02
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 11
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
1,701,289 games · White 50.2% / Draw 5.0% / Black 44.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 388,933 | |
| Bd7 | 350,442 | |
| c4 | 271,294 | |
| Nge7 | 216,191 | |
| a5 | 204,207 | |
| Nh6 | 199,018 | |
| f6 | 46,962 | |
| a6 | 8,240 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:27:04
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