Exact catalogue record

Sicilian Defense: French VariationB40

Sicilian Defense: French Variation is the source catalogue’s name for the exact position reached by the move order below. It is filed under ECO B40, in volume B (semi-open games, especially Sicilian, Caro-Kann, Pirc, Alekhine, and related systems).

ECO code

B40

Opening family

Sicilian Defense

Recorded half-moves

4

Last numbered move

2

Side to move

White

Castling rights

White kingside, White queenside, Black kingside, Black queenside

Material

Material is level

FEN

rnbqkbnr/pp1p1ppp/4p3/2p5/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 3

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Comes from

• Sicilian Defense (B27)

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)

Other records under Sicilian Defense

These records share the source catalogue’s family label; that relationship alone does not imply the same plans or resulting position.

• 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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