Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Kasparov Attack C10
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3
370 tournament games from this position · White wins 47%, draws 38%, Black wins 15%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5 | 180 | 53% 37% | 2219 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 141 | 40% 40% 20% | 2262 | 2026 |
| Bd6 | 29 | 38% 45% 17% | 2296 | 2025 |
| a6 | 8 | 50% 38% | 2341 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2073 | 2025 |
| h6 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2005 | 2025 |
| b6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2059 | 2013 |
| Qd5 | 1 | 100% | 2120 | 2014 |
Top games
| Leko, P2744–Andreikin, D2727 | ½-½ | 20th TCh-RUS 2013 | 2013 |
| Kramnik, V2792–Meier, Geo2628 | ½-½ | 46th GM 2018 | 2018 |
| So, W2773–Akobian, V2615 | 1-0 | ch-USA 2016 | 2016 |
| Aronian, L2765–Meier, Geo2622 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2018-19 | 2019 |
| Harikrishna, P2676–Ivanchuk, V2634 | ½-½ | TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2026 | 2026 |
| Saric, Iv2680–Meier, Geo2613 | 0-1 | 44th Olympiad 2022 | 2022 |
| Ponomariov, R2664–Berkes, F2615 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2023 | 2023 |
| Santos Latasa, J2640–Meier, Geo2631 | 1-0 | 8th ch-Iberoamericano | 2022 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2711–Sivuk, V2552 | ½-½ | ch-UKR 2015 | 2015 |
| Ivic, Velimir2618–Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo2644 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2025 | 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