Rubinstein Opening: Semi-Slav Defense (7… c6 8. Nbd2)
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 c6 8. Nbd2
The Rubinstein Opening: Semi-Slav Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO D05, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 c6 8. Nbd2. It is a line of the Rubinstein Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1 times by this move order. White won 100%, 0% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 8… Re8 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.38 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 8… b6 9. Ne5 c5 10. f4 cxd4 11. Bxd4)
- ECO
- D05
- Moves
- 15 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/pp1n1ppp/2pbpn2/3p4/3P4/1P1BPN2/PBPN1PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 1 8- PGN
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 c6 8. Nbd2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8… Re8 | 1 (100%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Elbak (1899) – mrblackcat94 (1884) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Rubinstein Opening: Semi-Slav Defense (7. Bb2 c6) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 c6
More Rubinstein Opening lines (all)
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.