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  4. Queen's Knight Variation A16
  5. English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation A34
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A34

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation

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Overview

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A34.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

It begins with 10 plies and takes 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 to reach the canonical position.

It is a variation of English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation, which itself descends from the root opening English Opening.

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ECO code
A34
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
10
Parent
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation

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