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Opening· 10 plies

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A34), reached after 10 half-moves: 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7.

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation ECO A34
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About this opening

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A34. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 10 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7.

It belongs to the English Opening family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the Symmetrical Variation → Rubinstein Variation line). The immediate parent line is English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, transitioned via 5…Nc7.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.c4 Nf6, 2.Nc3 c5, 3.g3 d5, 4.cxd5 Nxd5, 5.Bg2 Nc7. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.