Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Fort Knox Variation C10
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6
2,186 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 37%, Black wins 17%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd3 | 2,025 | 46% 38% 17% | 2227 | 2026 |
| Neg5 | 67 | 61% 21% 18% | 2275 | 2026 |
| Ng3 | 49 | 45% 29% 27% | 2079 | 2025 |
| Ned2 | 37 | 46% 41% | 2210 | 2024 |
| Nc3 | 5 | 60% 40% | 2111 | 2025 |
| Qd3 | 1 | 100% | 2115 | 2026 |
| Qe2 | 1 | 100% | 2280 | 2024 |
| Bd2 | 1 | 100% | 2414 | 2016 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2767–Duda, J2757 | 0-1 | 8th Norway Armageddon | 2020 |
| Anand, V2751–Rapport, R2763 | ½-½ | 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz | 2021 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2763–Rapport, R2747 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2786–Jobava, Ba2707 | 1-0 | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Gukesh, D2758–Duda, J2726 | 0-1 | Armageddon Grand Final W | 2023 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2772–Jobava, Ba2706 | ½-½ | 21st TCh-RUS 2014 | 2014 |
| Wang Hao2735–Rapport, R2736 | ½-½ | IMSA World Masters Blitz | 2019 |
| Shankland, S2731–Rapport, R2735 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown Rapid | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2781–Xiong, Jeffery2685 | ½-½ | American Cup Champ | 2022 |
| Caruana, F2781–Xiong, Jeffery2685 | 1-0 | American Cup Champ | 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