The St. George Defence vs French arises after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 a6. ECO code: C00.

Black plays 2...a6 before ...d5, preparing ...b5 and queenside expansion. This approach, associated with Tony Miles and Michael Basman, avoids standard French theory. Miles famously beat Karpov with a related system. White should play 3.Nf3 and develop naturally.