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French Defense: Tarrasch Variation

Main Line

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2

Overview

White avoids the pin from ...Bb4 by developing the knight to d2. Leads to less forcing but rich strategic positions. The d2-knight supports e4 without blocking the c-pawn.

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