Chess opening
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein VariationE42
The Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code E42. It is reached after the moves:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Main continuations
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation, Main Line (E42)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation, Sherbakov Attack (E42)
Related lines in the Nimzo-Indian Defense
- Nimzo-Indian Defense (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Dilworth Gambit (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Mikenas Attack (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation (E21)
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