Tree path 6 levels French Defense › Normal Variation › French Defense › Paulsen Variation › French Defense: Rubinstein Variation › Blackburne Defense
- Caissa Codex
- French Defense C00
- Normal Variation C00
- French Defense C00
- Paulsen Variation C10
- French Defense: Rubinstein Variation C10
- Blackburne Defense C10 you are here
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense
Overview
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense (ECO C10) is a variation of French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, reached after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 — 4 moves.
In 1,824,424 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 46.3%, Black 46.2% and 7.5% were drawn. White's most played move here is 5. Nf3, in 70% of those games.
It continues into one named variation, French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Capablanca Line.
- ECO code
- C10
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Length
- 4 moves
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
1,824,424 games · White 46.3% / Draw 7.5% / Black 46.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 1,268,745 | |
| Bd3 | 243,205 | |
| c3 | 63,148 | |
| c4 | 39,984 | |
| Bg5 | 36,190 | |
| Bc4 | 27,106 | |
| Bb5 | 25,200 | |
| f4 | 21,598 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:49:10
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