1. e2-e4 e7-e6 .............
ECO Codes: C00-C19
Top level GM's: Viktor Korchnoi, Wolfgang Uhlmann, Mikhail Botvinnik, Tigran Petrosian, Mikhail Gurevich, Rafael Vaganian, Vassily Ivanchuck, Evgeny Bareev, Alexey Dreev, Nigel Short and Alexander Morozevich have established the playability and durability of the French.
The name of the Opening comes from a correspondence game between London and Paris in 1836, where the French played 1...e6 and won.
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THE FRENCH DEFENCE
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