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Rapport-Jobava System

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Rapport-Jobava System is regularly played in classical games between masters. Below you will find its variations, move orders, result statistics and the players who play it most, compiled from games of 2500+ rated players.

11master games
2618avg. Elo
1variations
White wins %27 · draw %36 · Black wins %36

Played by: Praggnanandhaa, Sevian, Tabatabaei, Theodorou, Pranav, Demchenko, Giri, Aravindh

Main line

1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3 e6 5.g4 Bb4 6.Bg2 c5 7.g5 cxd4 8.exd4 Ne4 9.Ne2 Nxc3 10.Nxc3 Nc6 11.Qd3 O-O 12.h4 Bd7 13.a3 Ba5 14.Bd2 e5 15.Nxd5 Bxd2+

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Variations played by masters (1)

Main line · ECO D01 · for White

1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3 e6 5.g4 Bb4 6.Bg2 c5 7.g5 cxd4 8.exd4 Ne4 9.Ne2 Nxc3 10.Nxc3 Nc6 …
11 games · avg. Elo 2618 · W/D/L 3/4/4 · Model game: Sevian – Oparin, 2026 (0-1)

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Other openings

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Statistics from classical games of 2500+ rated players. Notation: K king, Q queen, R rook, B bishop, N knight.