French Defence - Rubinstein Variation
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Jul 14, 2017
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#44
BronsteinPawn wrote:
PawnRaider1936 escribió:
BronsteinPawn wrote:
PawnRaider1936 escribió:
BronsteinPawn wrote:
PawnRaider1936 escribió:
BronsteinPawn wrote:
Just a random defense for people with no courage.
And what would be the correct defense for people with courage?
Scandinavian.
Haha and why is that? Because it's dynamic?
Because black has the courage to give White the advantage.
The point of chess is to win sir? Why would black give white the advantage if he can have it for himself? Also, in some variations of the Rubinstein up until move 5-7 black is behind sometimes -.5 giving white quite a sizeable advantage. White can rarely hold it though.
Did you really just mention an engine evaluation to disprove an opening? No wonder why you just play bullet, even my unborn child would beat you at classic!
Not sure what you are reading because i just said my own opening was -.5 not yours. Also, using computer evaluation blindly is much different that having an understanding of the game and using it. Clearly you can see im nearly 1900 USCF so im not a push over OTB and that is playing slow tournament time controls of 45min-75min per side per game. I play bullet specifically on chess.com only
Jul 14, 2017
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#45
So now I have to believe a fake rating? MY DEAD GRANDSON COULD BEAT YOU BLINDFOLD.
Jul 14, 2017
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#46
I think you get a playable position as Black in the Rubenstein, though as White I won't trade the N at e4 for the N at e6 because it loses a tempo. After 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nd7 5 Nf3 Ngf6, I'd rather play 6 Bd3 where Black usually plays ...Nxe4 in the next two moves and White plays Bxe4 and stays a little ahead in development. The Opening Explorer says White wins a lot more often than Black, though I don't see a particular weakness for Black.
Jul 14, 2017
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#47
BronsteinPawn wrote:
So now I have to believe a fake rating? MY DEAD GRANDSON COULD BEAT YOU BLINDFOLD.
Jul 14, 2017
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#48
MickinMD wrote:
I think you get a playable position as Black in the Rubenstein, though as White I won't trade the N at e4 for the N at e6 because it loses a tempo. After 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nd7 5 Nf3 Ngf6, I'd rather play 6 Bd3 where Black usually plays ...Nxe4 in the next two moves and White plays Bxe4 and stays a little ahead in development. The Opening Explorer says White wins a lot more often than Black, though I don't see a particular weakness for Black.
There isnt one. I believe any advantage that black could have is the lead in development that is all. I have noticed its very easy for white to make a mistake because they have to play so precise. It doesn't seem sharp but its a pretty sharp defense as black
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mecuelgalapieza wrote:
Is white obliged to take in f6 in move 6? why? it just looks as if you are allowing the d7 black knight go to a better square for free
Jul 28, 2017
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#52
As black you will never suffer against white. It is solid and gives you outstanding chances against stronger players. The end games are very nice.
Jul 28, 2017
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#53
C5 should be played as soon as possible. Black should get control of e4. So if white refuses to trade on f6 black should play nxe4.
Jul 28, 2017
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#55
Hardicsay wrote:
As black you will never suffer against white. It is solid and gives you outstanding chances against stronger players. The end games are very nice.
Well said. It doesnt give black a great chance at victory but if you come up against someone who isnt familiar with it or who doesnt have an excellent endgame then it can stand true. I've found a lot of interesting nuances in it that give black great chances. By no means can any player in the world say its busted. Holding the e4 square is actually relatively easy as black but yes Nxf6 definitely has to be played early because if black is fully developed leaving the knight on e4 turns very tactical
Have any of you played 4...Be7 before? I think that this is quite a clever way to avoid any Bg5 ideas by white. Any thoughts?
Optimissed wrote:
I've won with 6Bd3, 6Ng3, 6Bg5, 6Ng5 and 6.Nxf6 (discovering Kasparov's line for myself), when playing well. I've probably lost with all those moves also. I think that white has a choice of two worthwhile strategies. One is to keep the pieces on and to try to derive an advantage from black's attempts to expand by ensuring that white has more overall mobility than black and the other is to try to work it so that black ends up with too few minor pieces guarding his kingside and to attack black's king. I've played a lot of Rubinsteins because I used to play a lot against someone who either played it or 1.d4...d6 with an Old Indian. They're equally boring and miserable defences to play against and I discovered I did best by mixing openings and switching from 1d4 to the French 50% of the time.
Thanks Optimissed.
Feb 9, 2019
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#58
nyku13 wrote:
Have any of you played 4...Be7 before? I think that this is quite a clever way to avoid any Bg5 ideas by white. Any thoughts?
Black's main idea is to play c5, so will probably end up moving bishop twice after Be7. Bg5 ideas are not particularly dangerous for black. So I don't especially like Be7, but it probably isn't too bad.
Thanks a lot! I had thought that this move order might take away some of white's options, effectively taking him out of some theory (admittedly, not a serious advantage) but you are probably right.
Feb 9, 2019
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#60
pfren wrote:
If interested in the Rubinstein, find a new book by Hannes Langrock.
http://www.amazon.com/French-Defense-Solid-Rubinstein-Variation/dp/1941270050
I do not like the line he advocates against the advance- else the book is good. In general, the Rubinstein is 100% sound and holds up very well. It's not very ambitious, but it has other advantages: simple, easy to learn, no long forced lines.
There is a new revised 2nd edition out of this book now.
He did made some chances to the advance variation, do you think he solved the problems with this variation now, or do you still dislike the line.
Hope you still reading this thread.
Just a random defense for people with no courage.
And what would be the correct defense for people with courage?
Scandinavian.
Haha and why is that? Because it's dynamic?
Because black has the courage to give White the advantage.
The point of chess is to win sir? Why would black give white the advantage if he can have it for himself? Also, in some variations of the Rubinstein up until move 5-7 black is behind sometimes -.5 giving white quite a sizeable advantage. White can rarely hold it though.
Did you really just mention an engine evaluation to disprove an opening? No wonder why you just play bullet, even my unborn child would beat you at classic!