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French Defense, Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6

ECO: C05

Average Player Rating: 2175

Performance Rating: 2141

Color: black

Opening Statistics

White Win %

44.8%

Black Win %

29.8%

Draw %

25.4%

Chess Trivia

Fun fact: The first computer program to play chess was developed by Alan Turing in the 1950s.

Chess Quote

"To play for a draw, at any rate with white, is to some degree a crime against chess."

- Mikhail Tal

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