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French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Haberditz Variation

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Overview

French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Haberditz Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C03.

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 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 f5.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, part of the broader French Defense system.

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ECO code
C03
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
6
Parent
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

90,020 games · White 46.8% / Draw 5.4% / Black 47.8%

MovesGamesW / D / B
exf553,838
e521,751
exd512,074
f31,825
Bd3220
Ngf392
Qh5+63
c456

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:22:33

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