Yusupov-Rubinstein System

Yusupov-Rubinstein System is a chess opening with the ECO code A46. It goes 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... Nf6. 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... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
• 2. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
• 2... e6 – Black plays the pawn to e6
• 3. e3 – White plays the pawn to e3

Related openings

• It extends: Indian Defense: Knights Variation (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3)
• Continues with: Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System – adds 3... b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O
• Continues with: Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Traditional Colle – adds 3... c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. c3
• Continues with: Rubinstein Opening – adds 3... c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. b3
• Continues with: Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 – adds 3... b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O
• Continues with: Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 – adds 3... b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O
• Continues with: Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 – adds 3... b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. Nbd2

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