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French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation
Overview
French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C00), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 3 plies and takes 1. e4 e6 2. f4 to reach the canonical position.
The line is a first-level refinement of French Defense.
It continues primarily into one named line, Reuter Gambit.
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- ECO code
- C00
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- French Defense
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
9,068,826 games · White 47.8% / Draw 3.9% / Black 48.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 5,959,982 | |
| c5 | 643,488 | |
| b6 | 511,226 | |
| c6 | 410,658 | |
| d6 | 381,018 | |
| Nf6 | 149,256 | |
| Ne7 | 144,339 | |
| Be7 | 134,741 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:53:48
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