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French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line
Overview
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C06.
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 15 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4.
It is a variation of French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.
It continues primarily into one named line, French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Leningrad Variation.
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- ECO code
- C06
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 15
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
446,661 games · White 49.6% / Draw 5.8% / Black 44.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| f6 | 281,323 | |
| Qb6 | 82,181 | |
| Be7 | 28,237 | |
| Bb4 | 20,135 | |
| Nb6 | 9,310 | |
| Nb4 | 6,791 | |
| a6 | 6,207 | |
| f5 | 3,923 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:05:03
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