Chess opening
French Defense: Paulsen VariationC10
The French Defense: Paulsen Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C10. It is reached after the moves:
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Main continuations
- French Defense: Classical Variation (C11)
- French Defense: Hecht-Reefschläger Variation (C10)
- French Defense: Marshall Gambit (C10)
- French Defense: Rubinstein Variation (C10)
- French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15)
- French Defense: Steinitz Variation (C11)
Related lines in the French Defense
- French Defense (C00)
- French Defense (C00)
- French Defense: Alapin Gambit (C00)
- French Defense: Baeuerle Gambit (C00)
- French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit (C00)
- French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit, Pinova Gambit (C00)
- French Defense: Bird Invitation (C00)
- French Defense: Carlson Gambit (C00)
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