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Rubinstein with ...dxe4, including Fort Knox [C10], and also Burn [C11]

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Complete (?) innovation on move 5 against 4...Be7 Today I found 5.h4!? over the board (oh ok, online That is all. Carry on. Started 07/03/25 at 16:03:30 by George Jempty	0	456	07/03/25 at 16:03:30 By: George Jempty
C03,C10: Wishing to learn the Burn gxf6 variation I really want to learn the Burn ...gxf6 varition. It's so dynamic! Unfortunately this comes at a price in that if Black doesn't play with accuracy it can easily backfire So can anyone recommend me... Started 01/07/08 at 03:28:27 by SniperOnG7	8	7586	02/19/25 at 02:05:00 By: MaxJudd
5.Bf4!? vs. the Fort Knox and on 5...Bc6 6.Qd3, preparing a possible 0-0-0. It's almost never been played so no theory to learn, I've got enough of that with playing the Alekhine-Chatard. See my post earlier today in the "Cl... Started 06/04/24 at 13:36:56 by George Jempty	1	883	02/09/25 at 18:32:03 By: George Jempty
Rubinstein at the elite level? Almost no 2700+ players play the Rubinstein French - it seems that Georg Meier is the highest rated player who uses it for more than a surprise weapon. Why is this? Is the opening in theoretical troub... Started 06/15/19 at 15:54:06 by stockhausen	9	6749	06/27/19 at 17:06:54 By: MW
Playing the Rubinstein for a win I'd like to play the Rubinstein as my main opening against 1.e4 but I'm curious about how to play for a win against the line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.c3. The lin... Started 05/27/19 at 11:54:37 by stockhausen	2	2935	05/28/19 at 20:44:13 By: MW
Why not play the Rubinstein? Hi, I kept wondering what could be the reasons for prefering to play the Caro-Kann, or French Classical over the Rubinstein. They often reach similar positions but the nuances are not obvious to... Started 09/30/18 at 13:33:49 by nocteus	6	7159	04/30/19 at 06:14:33 By: Leon_Trotsky
C10: The Rubinstein-Variation - Books for Black Hallo, I was lately considering pickung up the french again. White player below 2000 seem to hate it. However from my experience with the french a few years ago it can be really frustrating if yo... Started 02/19/13 at 20:11:31 by Pale Horse, Pale Rider « Pages 1 2 all »	23	35140	07/15/18 at 19:05:06 By: MW
3 ... dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ gxf6 Is this totally unsound? 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bg5 dxe4 5 Nxe4 Be7 6 Bxf6 gxf6 is obviously more favorable, but I currently play 3 ... Bb4 against 3 Nc3, and am trying this line against 3 Nd2, i... Started 01/31/17 at 19:54:00 by DogPlayDead	10	11007	09/18/17 at 12:55:39 By: tp2205
C10: Caruana's novelty in the Rubinstein You may well be aware of the new move Caruana uncorked against Meier at the recent Grenke Cjess classic. http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1710338 The question is: what Fabiano ha... Started 04/27/13 at 17:46:18 by PANFR	3	7876	04/24/16 at 16:14:14 By: applechess
C10: Best line in Rubinstein variation of French Download game in pgn format And suddenly I had to think a lot..I managed to get advantage in the game but its was only due to my opponents mistakes...I want to ask Which is the best line from here or has Black managed to equalize here ?? Started 02/22/14 at 19:26:37 by chandrashekharkoravi	4	7174	04/17/14 at 15:13:02 By: kylemeister
C10: Why an early Qe2 from White in the Fort Knox? Today's Daily Telegraph chess column included the following game:- [Event "Iceland"] [Date "2013"] [White "Jones"] [Black "Isaksson"] [Result "1-0"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2... Started 02/23/13 at 17:53:53 by JonathanB	9	13236	02/26/13 at 15:48:45 By: RdC
C10: Eingorn Variation of the French A couple of years ago NIC published as SOS article on the highly interesting variation 1. e4 e6 ; 2. d4 d5 ; 3. Ktc3 h6. Black's idea is basically to tell White he's in zugzwang! Afew sample... Started 03/17/06 at 16:08:06 by Uberdeker(Guest) (Guest) « Pages 1 2 3 4 all »	49	49365	02/22/13 at 09:34:49 By: MartinC
C11: Rubinstein Variation/s Folks, Are there any books or other resources that you can recommend with regards to the Rubinstein Variation/s? I'd like to kc3 and or kd2 with dxe. I've read through the Fort Knox info in ... Started 07/26/11 at 14:29:12 by Krames	13	16962	07/28/11 at 13:33:44 By: Smyslov_Fan
C10: New Gambit for Black A long time ago I used to play a gambit for Black in the French. It goes 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nc6 5.Nf3 e5?! What does anyone think of this line, I haven't seen it in any book. The... Started 02/19/11 at 18:04:04 by Erik	4	6735	02/22/11 at 01:18:44 By: Erik
C10: Hecht-Reefschläger Love 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.e5 f6! Hello all. I am traditionally a Sicilian Dragon/Najdorf guy that loved the "Swearing in Church" chapter from DW French Defence, and have taken up the line with good results. 1.e4 e6 2.d4... Started 01/11/11 at 07:37:15 by Merovingian	1	5407	01/11/11 at 08:19:52 By: Merovingian
C10: Meier on the Rubinstein Var in NIC-yearbook Georg Meier apparently has written an article on the Rubinstein Variation with 7.c3 in the latest NIC-yearbook. Is it any good? 7. c3 seems critical with Meier choosing to defend a rather bleak positi... Started 12/19/10 at 09:24:41 by Schaakhamster	1	4912	12/27/10 at 23:58:35 By: Hannes Langrock
C10: 3. Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 - is this really = ? I got into this variation in a game this weekend. It turned out I found Khalifman's recommendation over the board for a couple of moves. After the game my opponent showed me the main line, which is th... Started 11/01/10 at 14:39:44 by Gorath	7	10215	11/10/10 at 18:23:22 By: Gorath
C11: morozevic Hi all, Besides Morozevic games where is info on the lines he plays. I think Watson has some stuff in his Play the French 3. SO I am more looking for 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4... Started 07/04/10 at 04:19:18 by Zatara	5	669	10/01/10 at 11:59:17 By: Schaakhamster
C03,C10: French Fort Knox (5.d5) Hi all, I recently came across a player who played 5.d5 against my Fort Knox system. I am a 2000 rated player, yet I faced certain difficulties against this move. The starting opening moves ... Started 06/14/10 at 19:09:09 by Tan Kien Wei « Pages 1 2 all »	22	38535	06/20/10 at 21:42:22 By: ReneDescartes
C03,C10-C11: Delaying Nd7 in Rubinstein variation I just read Krnic's paper on ChessCafe website "The Ten best Games from Informant 105" http://www.chesscafe.com/text/informant91.pdf (Archives, November 2009) and look at French opening game B... Started 12/14/09 at 22:25:48 by dom	0	2875	12/14/09 at 22:25:47 By: dom

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