C10: French, Paulsen variation

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3

French, Paulsen variation

C10 Sub-variants:

French, Paulsen variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3

French, Marshall variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c5

French, Rubinstein variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4

French, Fort Knox variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6

French, Rubinstein variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7

French, Rubinstein, Capablanca line
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Ne5

French, Frere (Becker) variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Qd5

Overview

Games on Database:

89237

Last Played:

Nov 2025

Overall score:

40.5%

31.6%

27.9%

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Possible continuations:

3... Bb4

42800

40.6 %

29.9 %

29.4 %

3... Nf6

34343

39.2 %

32.5 %

28.3 %

3... dxe4

8782

43.8 %

37.2 %

19 %

3... Nc6

1623

38.7 %

33.4 %

27.9 %

3... Be7

493

38.5 %

35.3 %

26.2 %

3... c5

429

62 %

14.7 %

23.3 %

3... h6

209

39.2 %

33.5 %

27.3 %

3... a6

206

45.1 %

22.3 %

32.5 %

3... c6

177

55.9 %

16.9 %

27.1 %

3... Ne7

68

58.8 %

29.4 %

3... b6

46

45.7 %

26.1 %

28.3 %

3... f5

32

62.5 %

15.6 %

21.9 %

3... g6

10

70 %

20 %

3... Bd7

8

75 %

25 %

3... Nd7

6

66.7 %

33.3 %

3... Bc5

2

100 %