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French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation
Overview
French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C11.
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 8 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4.
It is a variation of French Defense: Classical Variation, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.
It continues primarily into one named line, French Defense: Classical Variation.
In total, the branch covers 3 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C11
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 3
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Statistics from Lichess
831,721 games · White 50.3% / Draw 6.6% / Black 43.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nxe4 | 713,920 | |
| Bxf6 | 66,621 | |
| f3 | 40,182 | |
| Qe2 | 3,571 | |
| Bc4 | 2,572 | |
| Qd2 | 1,235 | |
| Bb5+ | 962 | |
| Nge2 | 902 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:49:19
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