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The French openings are categorized by the order given to the Fleet in Brest, as follows:
 
The French openings are categorized by the order given to the Fleet in Brest, as follows:
  
*[[Manche Openings]], aka the [[Manache Openings|English Attack]] (F Bre-ENG)
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*[[Manche Openings]] (F Bre-ENG) aka The [[Manache Openings|English Attack]]  
 
*[[Atlantic Openings]] (F Bre-MAO)
 
*[[Atlantic Openings]] (F Bre-MAO)
 
*[[Norman Openings]] (F Bre-Pic)
 
*[[Norman Openings]] (F Bre-Pic)

Revision as of 13:10, 31 March 2008

The French openings are categorized by the order given to the Fleet in Brest, as follows:

Many of the variants of each of these openings are recognized by unique names. A big French problem is that she has almost too many possible openings. The price of guessing wrong is often grim. In general, a valid French strategy is to get Spain and Portugal in the opening, even at the price of losing a home center. For France, such a loss is frequently only temporary if her diplomacy is sharp.