French Defense · As Black · updated November 2026
Play the French like Jules Moussard
A repertoire in the French built from 80 of Jules Moussard's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Jules Moussard chose most often. Where Jules Moussard has fewer than 3 games, the course takes the other top-50 players' most played move, then Stockfish's. Learn a line on the board, then each position comes back in a short daily review until it sticks.
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- Jules Moussard was #45 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,208) and scored 63% against opponents averaging 2,815 in these games.
- You play Jules Moussard's own move in 24 of 40 positions.
- The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.
Train lines
Learn a new line move by move. Lines due for review go to your daily review first.
Free · first 5 lines need no account
Blitz rank
#45
Chess.com
Rating
3,208
as of 6 Nov 2026
Games
80
in this opening
Score
63%
in these games
Opponents
2,815
average rating
Based on 80 games, Jun 2024–Nov 2025
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 8% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Ba5
- New
Line 2 · 7% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Ne2 dxe4 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Nxc3 Nc6
- New
Line 3 · 7% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nge7 7.O-O cxd4 8.cxd4 Nf5 9.Nc3 a6
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bd3 Ne7 6.Nf3 Nbc6
- New
Line 5 · 6% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nge7 7.Na3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nf5 9.Nc2 Be7
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Bd6
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.dxc5 Nf6 6.Ngf3 Qxc5 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.O-O Be7
- New
Line 8 · 5% at top level
2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- New
Line 9 · 5% at top level
2.Qe2 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qd8
- New
Line 10 · 5% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd7
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Jules Moussard's main line in the French, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Ba5.
- 2.d4 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 2.d4. At top level, this comes up about 76% of the time.
- 2…d5 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 2…d5 in 61 games, scoring 62%.
- 3.Nc3 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 3.Nc3. At top level, this comes up about 29% of the time.
- 3…Bb4 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 3…Bb4 in 13 games, scoring 69%.
- 4.e5 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 4.e5. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
- 4…c5 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 4…c5 in 4 games, scoring 75%.
- 5.a3 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 5.a3. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
- 5…Ba5 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 5…Ba5 in 2 games, scoring 75%.
Questions about this course
- How does Jules Moussard play the French?
- After 1.e4 e6, Jules Moussard's most common line is 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Ba5. At top level it comes up about 8% of the time.
- Is this Jules Moussard's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Jules Moussard's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this French course based on?
- 80 of Jules Moussard's Chess.com blitz games in the French Defense as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 2,815. Jules Moussard scored 63% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 11 lines covering 40 positions, ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. The first 5 lines need no account; saving your progress with an email unlocks the rest, free.
- Who is Jules Moussard?
- GM Jules Moussard was ranked number 45 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,208 when this course was built.