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Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense
Overview
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D20 in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
It begins with 6 plies and takes 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
2 named variations grow from this line, including Yefimov Gambit, Queen's Gambit Accepted: Linares Variation.
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- ECO code
- D20
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 2
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