French Defense: St. George Defense, Three Pawn Attack

The French Defense: St. George Defense, Three Pawn Attack is a chess opening classified under ECO code C00 in the Open Games & French Defense family, beginning with 1.e4 e5 or 1.e4 e6, including the Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, and French Defense. It is reached after 3 moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 a6 3. c4. The resulting position leaves black to move.