A84 · Semi-Closed · a defense for Black
Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation
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1.d4f52.c4e63.Nc3
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Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation1.5M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
69%1.1M50%
19%298k52%
3.9%60k47%
3.5%54k51%
1.3%19k46%
1.1%17k49%
0.8%12k46%
0.3%4.0k44%
0.2%2.9k44%
0.1%2.2k38%
Famous games in this line1.0k master games
Onischuk, Al (2662) – Radjabov, T. (2738)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2786) – Vaganian, Rafael A (2590)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2739) – Bareev, Evgeny (2634)Gareev, T. (2573) – Rapport, R. (2763)Onischuk, Al (2672) – Akobian, V. (2647)Dreev, A. (2653) – Adhiban, Baskaran (2655)Onischuk, Al (2662) – Riazantsev, A. (2646)Gelfand, Boris (2680) – Short, Nigel D (2610)Heroes of this opening Ivanchuk, Vassily · Onischuk, Al · Gareev, T. · Akobian, V.
- Family
- Dutch Defense
- Category
- Semi-Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A84
- Line
- 1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3
Sharp
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Botvinnik used the Dutch in world-championship matches, and Bent Larsen made a career of its fighting spirit. 1...f5 grabs kingside space before White finishes tying a shoe — at the cost of weakening the king forever. It remains the sharpest honest answer to 1.d4.
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