Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Rubinstein Variation
- 1.e4e5
- 2.Nf3Nc6
- 3.Bc4Nf6
- 4.d4exd4
- 5.O-OBc5
- 6.e5d5
- 7.exf6dxc4
- 8.Re1+Be6
- 9.Ng5Qd5
- 10.Nc3Qf5
- 11.Nce4Bf8
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A Max Lange Attack line where Black answers 11. Nce4 by retreating the bishop with 11...Bf8, keeping an extra pawn while the king stays in the center.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Rubinstein Variation
The Rubinstein Variation is Black's 11...Bf8 in the main line of the Max Lange Attack. Instead of castling queenside with 11...O-O-O, Black retreats the c5-bishop, which the knight on e4 attacks. Black stays a pawn ahead with advanced pawns on c4 and d4, though the c-pawns are doubled. White has doubled f-pawns, but the f6-pawn and the open e-file give pressure against Black's uncastled king.
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