ECO C10 · French Defense
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation
The position after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4.
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation
6 half-moves in · no named continuation
8♜
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7♟
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6
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5
4
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3
♘
2♙
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b
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4
Variations of French Defense: Rubinstein Variation
1 namedFrench Defense: Rubinstein Variation is filed under ECO C10, a variation of French Defense. It is the position after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 — 6 half-moves in, with White to move. Named theory ends here; beyond this the position is yours to work out.