Chess opening
Sicilian Defense: French VariationB40
The Sicilian Defense: French Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code B40. It is reached after the moves:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6
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Comes from
Main continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 (B40)
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack (B40)
- Sicilian Defense: Kramnik Variation (B40)
- Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit Deferred (B40)
- Sicilian Defense: Drazic Variation (B40)
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open (B40)
- Sicilian Defense: Marshall Counterattack (B40)
- Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Fianchetto Variation (B40)
Related lines in the Sicilian Defense
- Sicilian Defense (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Big Clamp Formation (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto Variation (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Euwe Attack, Prins Gambit (B20)
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