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French Defense: Henneberger Variation

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Overview

French Defense: Henneberger Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C11.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

It begins with 7 plies and takes 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Be3 to reach the canonical position.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from French Defense: Classical Variation, part of the broader French Defense system.

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ECO code
C11
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
7
Parent
French Defense: Classical Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

63,602 games · White 52.0% / Draw 3.9% / Black 44.1%

MovesGamesW / D / B
dxe431,682
Bb411,580
Nxe48,978
Be73,307
c52,586
c61,521
a6907
Nc6854

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:36:48

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