Tree path 4 levels French Defense › Normal Variation › French Defense: St. George Defense › Three Pawn Attack
- Caissa Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense: St. George Defense C00
- Three Pawn Attack C00 you are here
French Defense: St. George Defense, Three Pawn Attack
Overview
French Defense: St. George Defense, Three Pawn Attack 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e6 2. d4 a6 3. c4, after 5 plies of opening development.
The line refines French Defense: St. George Defense, which traces back to the root opening French Defense.
It continues primarily into one named line, French Defense: St. George Defense, Sanky-George Gambit.
In total, the branch covers 2 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C00
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 5
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
250,740 games · White 53.6% / Draw 4.0% / Black 42.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| h6 | 37,078 | |
| b6 | 34,157 | |
| c5 | 33,024 | |
| b5 | 32,606 | |
| c6 | 28,759 | |
| d5 | 25,716 | |
| d6 | 17,322 | |
| Bb4+ | 15,368 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:09:36
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