ECO C10

French Defense: Rubinstein Variation

French Defense: Rubinstein Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C10. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4.

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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