Rapport-Jobava System

Rapport-Jobava System is a chess opening with the ECO code D01. It goes 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... d5. After 5 moves it is Black to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
• 1... d5 – Black plays the pawn to d5
• 2. Nc3 – White plays the knight to c3
• 2... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
• 3. Bf4 – White plays the bishop to f4

In chessGM's opening book this position continues with 3... c5.

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Related openings

• It extends: Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation (1. d4 d5 2. Nc3)
• Continues with: Rapport-Jobava System – adds 3... e6
• Continues with: Rapport-Jobava System – adds 3... g6
• Related line: Rapport-Jobava System (1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6)
• Related line: Rapport-Jobava System (1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 g6)

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