C10 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense
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1.e4e62.d4d53.Nc3dxe44.Nxe4Nd7
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French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense1.4M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
68%950k50%
13%185k51%
3.9%55k48%
2.6%37k45%
2.1%30k47%
1.7%24k46%
1.7%24k43%
1.4%20k44%
1.2%17k47%
1%14k48%
Famous games in this line5.6k master games
Kasparov, Garry (2851) – Anand, Viswanathan (2769)Kasparov, Garry (2851) – Anand, Viswanathan (2769)Kasparov, Garry (2838) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2727)Nakamura, Hi (2787) – Harikrishna, P. (2763)Aronian, L. (2764) – So, W. (2778)Aronian, L. (2764) – So, W. (2778)Svidler, Peter (2735) – Anand, Viswanathan (2786)Kramnik, Vladimir (2777) – Bareev, Evgeny (2739)Heroes of this opening Kasparov, Garry · Nakamura, Hi
- Family
- French Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C10
- Line
- 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7
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In 1834 the city of Paris beat the city of London in a correspondence match opening with 1...e6, and the defense has carried the name ever since. Botvinnik and Korchnoi built careers on its cramped-then-counterpunch character: concede space, then break with ...c5 or ...f6 at the right moment.
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