Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation C10
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4
4,096 tournament games from this position · White wins 50%, draws 33%, Black wins 17%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nxe4 | 4,087 | 50% 33% 17% | 2206 | 2026 |
| f3 | 6 | 33% 33% 33% | 1874 | 2022 |
| Nge2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1882 | 2019 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 1906 | 2023 |
Top games
| So, W2753–Caruana, F2795 | 1-0 | American Cup Champ | 2026 |
| Aronian, L2764–So, W2778 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Aronian, L2764–So, W2778 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Aronian, L2767–Duda, J2757 | 0-1 | 8th Norway Armageddon | 2020 |
| Anand, V2751–Rapport, R2763 | ½-½ | 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz | 2021 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2775–Wang Hao2737 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Tashkent | 2012 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2763–Rapport, R2747 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2786–Jobava, Ba2707 | 1-0 | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Niemann, Hans Moke2725–Praggnanandhaa, R2758 | ½-½ | 88th Tata Steel Masters | 2026 |
| Carlsen, M2864–Meier, Geo2613 | 1-0 | 44th Olympiad 2022 | 2022 |
French Defense variations
French DefenseC00Banzai-Leong GambitC00Horwitz AttackC00King's Indian AttackC00La Bourdonnais VariationC00Normal VariationC00Réti-Spielmann AttackC00Steiner VariationC00Steinitz AttackC00Bird InvitationC00Chigorin VariationC00Knight VariationC00Queen's KnightC00French DefenseC00Baeuerle GambitC00Franco-Hiva GambitC00Franco-Sicilian DefenseC00King's Indian Attack, Franco-Hiva GambitC00St. George DefenseC00Knight Variation, Franco-Hiva GambitC00Mediterranean DefenseC00Diemer-Duhm GambitC00St. George Defense, Three Pawn AttackC00Advance VariationC02