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French Defense: Réti-Spielmann Attack

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Overview

French Defense: Réti-Spielmann Attack 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.

The line arises from 3 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e6 2. g3.

It is a direct variation of French Defense.

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ECO code
C00
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
3
Parent
French Defense

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Statistics from Lichess

625,240 games · White 47.2% / Draw 5.2% / Black 47.6%

MovesGamesW / D / B
d5421,354
c545,525
b637,995
c632,269
d623,451
Nf611,642
Ne79,326
g67,839

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:53:56

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