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French Defense · As Black · updated October 2026

Play the French like Dmitry Andreikin

A repertoire in the French built from 35 of Dmitry Andreikin's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Dmitry Andreikin chose most often. Where Dmitry Andreikin 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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  • Dmitry Andreikin was #16 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,261) and scored 57% against opponents averaging 3,061 in these games.
  • You play Dmitry Andreikin's own move in 14 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.

Next: line 1

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#16

Chess.com

Rating

3,261

Games

35

in this opening

Score

57%

in these games

Opponents

3,061

average rating

More about Dmitry Andreikin

Use arrow keys to navigate the board. Press Enter to select a piece, then use arrow keys and Enter to move. Press Escape to cancel a move.
Line 1 after 14 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 9% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 Qa4 8.h4 Nc6

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  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.Bc4 Qd7 7.O-O Nc6 8.Nb3 a6

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  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nge7 7.O-O Ng6

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  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd7 7.O-O Nc6 8.Nb3 a6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4

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  5. Line 5 · 6% 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

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  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nge7 7.Na3 Ng6 8.Nc2 f6 9.exf6 Qxf6

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  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6

    New

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 Qa4 8.Nf3 b6

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  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 Qa4 8.Qg4 Kf8

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  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7

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  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nc6

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  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nge7 7.Na3 Ng6 8.h4 cxd4 9.cxd4 Bb4+ 10.Kf1 Bxa3

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Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.

Dmitry Andreikin'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 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 Qa4 8.h4 Nc6.

  1. 2.d4 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 2.d4. At top level, this comes up about 83% of the time.
  2. 2…d5 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 2…d5 in 29 games, scoring 52%.
  3. 3.Nc3 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 3.Nc3. At top level, this comes up about 29% of the time.
  4. 3…Bb4 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 3…Bb4 in 8 games, scoring 50%.
  5. 4.e5 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 4.e5. At top level, this comes up about 21% of the time.
  6. 4…c5 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 4…c5 in 6 games, scoring 33%.
  7. 5.a3 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 5.a3. At top level, this comes up about 18% of the time.
  8. 5…Bxc3+ Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 5…Bxc3+ in 5 games, scoring 30%.
  9. 6.bxc3 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 6.bxc3.
  10. 6…Qa5 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 6…Qa5 in 4 games, scoring 13%.
  11. 7.Bd2 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 7.Bd2.
  12. 7…Qa4 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 7…Qa4 in 4 games, scoring 13%.
  13. 8.h4 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 8.h4. At top level, this comes up about 9% of the time.
  14. 8…Nc6 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Dmitry Andreikin play the French?
After 1.e4 e6, Dmitry Andreikin's most common line is 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 Qa4 8.h4 Nc6. At top level it comes up about 9% of the time.
Is this Dmitry Andreikin's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Dmitry Andreikin's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this French course based on?
35 of Dmitry Andreikin's Chess.com blitz games in the French Defense as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 3,061. Dmitry Andreikin scored 57% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
12 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 Dmitry Andreikin?
GM Dmitry Andreikin was ranked number 16 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,261 when this course was built.

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