Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Capablanca Line C10
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Ne5
69 tournament games from this position · White wins 52%, draws 38%, Black wins 10%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be7 | 21 | 62% 29% | 2154 | 2026 |
| Nd7 | 20 | 40% 60% | 2297 | 2026 |
| a6 | 11 | 64% 27% | 2206 | 2025 |
| Bd6 | 8 | 50% 38% | 2349 | 2025 |
| c5 | 7 | 43% 43% 14% | 2121 | 2026 |
| Qd5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2127 | 2024 |
Top games
| Nepomniachtchi, I2757–Meier, Geo2628 | 1-0 | 46th GM 2018 | 2018 |
| Sanal, V2597–Vallejo Pons, F2716 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Le Quang Liem2713–Xu, Yinglun2562 | ½-½ | Belt and Road Hunan Op A | 2019 |
| Burke, John M2522–Nyzhnyk, I2679 | ½-½ | Cherry Blossom Classic | 2021 |
| Sankalp, Gupta2559–Pang, Tao2485 | ½-½ | 8th Sharjah Masters 2025 | 2025 |
| Shvayger, Y2416–Nabaty, T2622 | 0-1 | 3rd Gideon Japhet Mem Op | 2016 |
| Heimann, An2561–Stojanovic, Mih2475 | ½-½ | TCh-SUI 2023 | 2023 |
| Lodici, Lorenzo2560–Baum, Jonasz2446 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2025-26 | 2026 |
| Timofeev, Arty2563–Geivondian, Arman2380 | 1-0 | 14th Moscow Open A 2018 | 2018 |
| Stearman, Josiah2455–Lenderman, A2455 | ½-½ | Marshall Sept Premier | 2025 |
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