ReneDescartes wrote on 08/18/20 at 17:19:41:
About the Eingorn with 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ and 3.Nc3 c5--I see that Langrock, who wrote a book on the Rubinstein French, plays it, and there is a clear analogy to the Rubinstein in Black's pawn moves.
Exactly
Quote:But doesn't it give White a lot of choices,
Not really. In practice, you mostly see 3.Bd2. One way to think about it: Eingorn covers both the French and the Keres in 190 pages, while Davies does the same in a DVD. Based on that, I’d say that there isn’t all that much theory.
Quote:. and don't these include many variations where Black should probably go for a Hübner-like, completely-blocked center with ...c5, ...d6, and ....e5?
There is obviously no need to play this way.
I couldn’t think of a perfect match for the OP’s criteria. It’s hard to be dull but at the same time avoid maneuverIng, avoid blocked positions, attack the center, and limit White’s choices. But the Keres-Eingorn is solid (if that is what is meant by dull), let’s Black name the variation (although there are transpositions), and provides opportunities to attack White’s center.
There is also room for expansion. For example, if 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3, the usual recommendation is 2..c5. It seldom happens, but this does give White the possibility of 3.e4 with an Open Sicilian. Instead the OP can play 2..d5 and head for a Lasker, having avoided the Nge2 Exchange.
The biggest problem with the Keres-Eingorn is that it’s +/=. But so is the Rubinstein. And besides, equalizing wasn’t one of the criteria.
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