Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...Nf6

Classical variation
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkb1r/ppp2ppp/4pn2/3p4/3PP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKBNR w
Moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6

French Defence, Classical variation

Both players engage a fight for the center. Tension will increase even more after Bg5 unless White wants to directly block the pawn structure and win a tempo by attacking the newly developed knight with e5.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
	4
Classical variation	Bg5 -	=
Steinitz variation	e5 -	=

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.