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C18

French Defense: Winawer Variation, Warsaw 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.

Top Players in this Opening

Short, Nigel D30 gamesKarjakin,Sergey25 gamesCaruana,F24 gamesRapport,R22 gamesKamsky,G19 gamesShort,N18 gamesPolgar, Judit18 gamesTimman, Jan H16 gamesJussupow,Ar15 gamesPonomariov,R15 games

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