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French Defense: Steiner Variation
Overview
French Defense: Steiner Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C00.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 3 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. c4.
It branches immediately from French Defense in the opening tree.
It continues primarily into one named line, French Defense: Orthoschnapp 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
4,067,005 games · White 50.6% / Draw 4.8% / Black 44.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 2,294,365 | |
| c5 | 498,778 | |
| c6 | 407,659 | |
| b6 | 224,975 | |
| d6 | 156,839 | |
| Nf6 | 123,895 | |
| Ne7 | 60,328 | |
| Nc6 | 56,313 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:53:59
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