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French Defense: Advance Variation, Wade Variation
Overview
French Defense: Advance Variation, Wade Variation 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 10 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7.
It is a variation of French Defense: Advance Variation, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.
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- ECO code
- C02
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
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Statistics from Lichess
499,849 games · White 44.7% / Draw 6.0% / Black 49.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bd3 | 161,913 | |
| Be2 | 122,033 | |
| a3 | 105,629 | |
| a4 | 19,524 | |
| b3 | 18,192 | |
| Nbd2 | 16,248 | |
| Qb3 | 14,075 | |
| Na3 | 14,049 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:15:07
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