Rapport-Jobava System (2… Nf6 3. Bf4)
1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4
The Rapport-Jobava System is a chess opening classified as ECO D01, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4. Black is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 32,363 times by this move order. White won 53%, 4% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 3… Bf5 (21% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.10 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 3… e6 4. Nb5 Na6 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3)
- ECO
- D01
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 15,059 | |
| 1500-1999 | 14,273 | |
| 2000+ | 3,031 | |
| All | 32,363 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Bf5 | 6,793 (21%) | |
| 3… e6 Rapport-Jobava System (3. Bf4 e6) | 6,771 (21%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 6,114 (19%) | |
| 3… a6 | 5,934 (18%) | |
| 3… c6 | 2,766 (9%) | |
| 3… c5 | 1,532 (5%) | |
| 3… g6 Rapport-Jobava System (3. Bf4 g6) | 797 (2%) | |
| 3… Bg4 | 528 (2%) |
Master games
4,672 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 49%, draw 14%, Black 37%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2833) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2802) 1-0 · Chessable Masters Winners · 2025-02-19
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2766) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2859) 0-1 · chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · 2022-12-13
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2780) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2839) 1/2-1/2 · AI Cup Div 1 W · 2023-09-25
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2776) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2839) 1-0 · Titled Tue 19th Aug Late · 2025-08-19
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2837) – GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2739) 1-0 · Titled Tue 22nd Apr Late · 2025-04-22
Search all games of the Rapport-Jobava System and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- CrashTestTIA (2653) – barteljaap-jan (2917) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- CM PchelkinVK (2658) – ANKARA_MESSI2022 (2742) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- IM yoseph2013 (2781) – FM Konnov_Oleg (2580) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation (1… d5 2. Nc3) 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3
Continuations
- Rapport-Jobava System (3. Bf4 e6) D01 · 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6
- Rapport-Jobava System (3. Bf4 g6) D01 · 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 g6
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.