C16

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation

Key moves: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3/Nd2 dxe4

In the Rubinstein Variation, Black captures on e4, leading to open positions. White gets a slight space advantage but Black has solid development.

History & Notable Players

Named after Akiba Rubinstein, the legendary endgame player.

Best Games

Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M1/2-1/2
11th London Classic 2019 • 2019★ Notable
Aronian, Levon vs Kondarevich, O.1-0
Wch U12 Disney • 1994★ Notable
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Portisch, Lajos1-0
Linares • 1989★ Notable
Tal, Mihail vs Vaganian, Rafael A1-0
Wch-blitz • 1988★ Notable
Anand, Viswanathan vs Bareev, Evgeny1-0
Wch U20 • 1986★ Notable
Timman, Jan H vs Petrosian, Tigran V1/2-1/2
Tilburg • 1981★ Notable
Spassky, Boris V vs Petrosian, Tigran V1/2-1/2
Tilburg • 1981★ Notable
Matanovic, Aleksandar vs Kortschnoj, Viktor0-1
WchT U26 • 1956★ Notable
So,W vs Nepomniachtchi,I1-0
Levitov Chess Week Rapid • 2023
Anand,V vs Caruana,F1-0
Superbet Blitz 2019 • 2019
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Caruana,F1-0
GCT Blitz Paris 2019 • 2019
Aronian,L vs Caruana,F1/2-1/2
7th Norway Blitz 2019 • 2019
Aronian,L vs Caruana,F1-0
chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017 • 2018
Giri,A vs Caruana,F0-1
GCT Rapid YourNextMove • 2018
Grischuk,A vs Caruana,F0-1
Champions Showdown G10 • 2017
Morozevich,A vs Vaganian,R1-0
50th Biel GM 2017 • 2017
Anand,Viswanathan:Borgialli,Mihail Harasic vs Giri,Anish:Vujatovic,Rajko1/2-1/2
6th LCC Pro-Biz Cup 2014 • 2014
Anand,Viswanathan:Borgialli,Mihail Harasic vs Adams,Michael:Mortazavi,Ali1-0
6th LCC Pro-Biz Cup 2014 • 2014
Leko,P vs Grischuk,A0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 • 2012
Kamsky,G vs Morovic Fernandez,I1-0
39th Olympiad Men • 2010

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