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French Defense · As Black · updated October 2026

Play the French like Jeffery Xiong

A French repertoire built from 214 of Jeffery Xiong's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Jeffery Xiong chose most often. Where Jeffery Xiong 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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  • Jeffery Xiong was #15 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,264) and scored 73% against opponents averaging 2,927 in these games.
  • You play Jeffery Xiong's own move in 40 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#15

Chess.com

Rating

3,264

Games

214

in this opening

Score

73%

in these games

Opponents

2,927

average rating

More about Jeffery Xiong

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 16 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 7% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.h4 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nbc6 9.h5 h6

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nge7 6.Na3 Nf5 7.Nc2 Be7 8.Bd3 c4

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bd3 Nf6

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.Bd3 Bg4

  5. Line 5 · 4% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Ne2 Nf6

  6. Line 6 · 4% 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

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 Qc7 8.Bd3 Qa5

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Qc7 9.Qe2 Ne7

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 c5 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2.Qe2 c5

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    2.d3 c5

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

Jeffery Xiong'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 Ne7 7.h4 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nbc6 9.h5 h6.

  1. 2.d4 Reply · Jeffery Xiong'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 · Jeffery Xiong's games Jeffery Xiong played 2…d5 in 178 games, scoring 74%.
  3. 3.Nc3 Reply · Jeffery Xiong's games A common reply here is 3.Nc3. At top level, this comes up about 36% of the time.
  4. 3…Bb4 Your move · Jeffery Xiong's games Jeffery Xiong played 3…Bb4 in 72 games, scoring 67%.
  5. 4.e5 Reply · Jeffery Xiong's games A common reply here is 4.e5. At top level, this comes up about 24% of the time.
  6. 4…c5 Your move · Jeffery Xiong's games Jeffery Xiong played 4…c5 in 44 games, scoring 61%.
  7. 5.a3 Reply · Jeffery Xiong's games A common reply here is 5.a3. At top level, this comes up about 21% of the time.
  8. 5…Bxc3+ Your move · Jeffery Xiong's games Jeffery Xiong played 5…Bxc3+ in 38 games, scoring 58%.
  9. 6.bxc3 Reply · Jeffery Xiong's games A common reply here is 6.bxc3.
  10. 6…Ne7 Your move · Jeffery Xiong's games Jeffery Xiong played 6…Ne7 in 30 games, scoring 58%.
  11. 7.h4 Reply · Jeffery Xiong's games A common reply here is 7.h4. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
  12. 7…Qa5 Your move · Jeffery Xiong's games Jeffery Xiong played 7…Qa5 in 15 games, scoring 53%.
  13. 8.Bd2 Reply · Jeffery Xiong's games A common reply here is 8.Bd2.
  14. 8…Nbc6 Your move · Jeffery Xiong's games Jeffery Xiong played 8…Nbc6 in 15 games, scoring 53%.
  15. 9.h5 Reply · Jeffery Xiong's games A common reply here is 9.h5. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
  16. 9…h6 Your move · Jeffery Xiong's games Jeffery Xiong played 9…h6 in 9 games, scoring 50%.

Questions about this course

How does Jeffery Xiong play the French?
After 1.e4 e6, Jeffery Xiong's most common line is 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.h4 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nbc6 9.h5 h6. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
Is this Jeffery Xiong's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Jeffery Xiong's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this French course based on?
214 of Jeffery Xiong's Chess.com blitz games in the French Defense as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 2,927. Jeffery Xiong scored 73% 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 Jeffery Xiong?
GM Jeffery Xiong was ranked number 15 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,264 when this course was built.