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C10

French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Maric Variation

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Overview

French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Maric Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C10.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

The line arises from 8 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Qd5.

It is a variation of French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, which itself descends from the root opening French Defense.

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ECO code
C10
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
8
Parent
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation

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