This is a continuation of my previous article. The different variations of the French Defense include:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Defence gives more insights...
I should say I disagree with most of your play frequencies...
Nc3 (intending the winaver) is a sharp game, with a lot of possibilities but asking players to engage in very complicated positions (and labyrinthic theories)
The Tarrash is not only closed, c5 or Be7 can give a flexible game too
And, finally the setup you propose for the exchange variation is far from the best tries for white...
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