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Yusupov-Rubinstein System

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Yusupov-Rubinstein 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
2610avg. Elo
1variations
White wins %9 · draw %73 · Black wins %18

Played by: Tabatabaei, Tari, Anton Guijarro, Pranav, Puranik, Gumularz, Zemlyanskii, Sevian

Main line

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 d5 4.b3 Bb4+ 5.c3 Bd6 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.c4 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.O-O Bb7 10.Ba3 Bxa3 11.Nxa3 O-O 12.Qe2 a6 13.Rac1 c6 14.Nb1 Re8 15.Nc3 a5

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Variations played by masters (1)

Main line · ECO A46 · for White

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 d5 4.b3 Bb4+ 5.c3 Bd6 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.c4 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.O-O Bb7 10.Ba3 Bxa3 …
11 games · avg. Elo 2610 · W/D/L 1/8/2 · Model game: Gumularz – Uskov, 2025 (1/2-1/2)

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Other openings

Sicilian DefenseQueen's Gambit DeclinedRuy LopezEnglish OpeningItalian GameIndian DefensePetrov's DefenseNimzo-Indian DefenseFrench DefenseZukertort OpeningCaro-Kann DefenseQueen's Pawn GameKing's Indian AttackFour Knights GameQueen's Gambit AcceptedCatalan Opening

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