French Defense: Réti-Spielmann Attack
1. e4 e6 2. g3
The French Defense: Réti-Spielmann Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO C00, reached after 1. e4 e6 2. g3. It is a line of the French Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2,189 times by this move order. White won 49%, 6% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 2… d5 (62% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 2… d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 f6 5. c3)
- ECO
- C00
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e6 2. g3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 745 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,181 | |
| 2000+ | 263 | |
| All | 2,189 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… d5 | 1,350 (62%) | |
| 2… c5 | 144 (7%) | |
| 2… c6 | 120 (5%) | |
| 2… b6 | 113 (5%) | |
| 2… d6 | 113 (5%) | |
| 2… Nf6 | 63 (3%) | |
| 2… g6 | 38 (2%) | |
| 2… Bc5 | 38 (2%) |
Master games
262 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 51%, draw 16%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- GM Vladislav Artemiev (2691) – GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (2726) 1-0 · 2nd IMSA Basque 2017 · 2017-12-15
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2881) – GM Andres Rodriguez Vila (2437) 1-0 · Four Player Festa da Uva 2014 · 2014-03-06
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2830) – IM Sam Schmakel (2453) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 18th Jun Late · 2024-06-18
- GM Dragan Solak (2591) – GM Matthias Bluebaum (2663) 1/2-1/2 · FIDE World Bl Team Pool C · 2025-06-14
- GM Miguel Munoz (2494) – GM Fernando Peralta (2551) 1/2-1/2 · Barcelona GM 2017 · 2017-11-10
Search all games of the French Defense: Réti-Spielmann Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- CM Romaa2011 (2769) – TheorySpeedrun (2712) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- TigerSiberian (2856) – jieltmcommeta (2578) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Brokeno_smekla (2702) – VoinTeka (2538) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
French Defense (1. e4 e6) 1. e4 e6
More French Defense lines (all)
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- French Defense: Bird Invitation C00
- French Defense: Carlson Gambit C00
- French Defense: Chigorin Variation C00
- French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit C00
- French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted C00
- French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit C00
- French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit Accepted C00
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.