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- Chess Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
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French Defense: Franco-Sicilian Defense
Overview
French Defense: Franco-Sicilian Defense is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C00.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 4 plies and takes 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of French Defense: Normal Variation, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.
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- ECO code
- C00
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
6,976,990 games · White 50.4% / Draw 4.1% / Black 45.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 2,262,725 | |
| Nf3 | 1,881,290 | |
| c3 | 1,607,821 | |
| dxc5 | 665,134 | |
| Nc3 | 155,069 | |
| e5 | 110,841 | |
| Be3 | 109,316 | |
| f4 | 37,037 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:00:40
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