C17

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

Leko,P vs So,W1/2-1/2
45th Olympiad 2024 • 2024★ Notable
Firouzja,Alireza vs Aronian,L1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2024 • 2024★ Notable
Grischuk,A vs Mamedyarov,S1/2-1/2
6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 • 2018★ Notable
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V0-1
20th Amber Rapid • 2011★ Notable
Leko,P vs Khalifman,A1-0
34th Olympiad • 2000★ Notable
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir1-0
Amber-rapid 5th • 1996★ Notable
Leko, Peter vs Rabinovich, Alexander1-0
Wch U16 • 1994★ Notable
Asplund, Lennart vs Timman, Jan H0-1
Wch U20 • 1967★ Notable
Kaplan, Julio P vs Timman, Jan H1-0
Wch U20 • 1967★ Notable
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail1/2-1/2
World Championship 20th • 1954★ Notable
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail1-0
World Championship 20th • 1954★ Notable
Smyslov, Vassily vs Botvinnik, Mikhail0-1
World Championship 20th • 1954★ Notable
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Aronian,L1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 3rd Jun Early • 2025
Keymer,Vincent vs Praggnanandhaa,R0-1
7th Prague Masters 2025 • 2025
Firouzja,Alireza vs Aronian,L1-0
Julius Baer Gen Cup D1 L • 2024
So,W vs Aronian,L1/2-1/2
SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024 • 2024
Aronian,L vs Duda,J1/2-1/2
Aimchess US Rapid Prelim • 2021
Anand,V vs So,W1/2-1/2
7th Norway Blitz 2019 • 2019
Dominguez Perez,L vs Topalov,V1-0
Champions Showdown Rapid • 2019
Georgiadis,N vs Carlsen,M1/2-1/2
51st Biel GM 2018 • 2018

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