C10 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Ellis Gambit

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1.e4e62.d4d53.Nc3dxe44.Nxe4e5
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French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Ellis Gambit11k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
33%3.5k66%
33%3.4k59%
23%2.4k54%
3.9%41663%
3.3%35156%
1.7%17860%
0.8%8666%
0.6%6073%
0.4%4269%
0.4%3754%
Famous games in this line1 master games
Plenkovic, Zdenko (2292)Pecnik, Leo (2210)2003½–½
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C10
Line
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 e5
Gambit
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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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