Martin: Play the French with 3. ... dxe4 Ermäßigter Steuersatz (7%) Sergei Tiviakov gives you all

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Martin: Play the French with 3. ... dxe4 Ermäßigter Steuersatz (7%) Sergei Tiviakov gives you allThe variation of the French that starts 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 (or 3 Nd2) 3 dxe4 is often called the Rubinstein Variation . It is a great way to simplify the position and ensure that the middlegame battle rewards strategic understanding rather than rote memorisation of opening moves. It is also a very useful weapon to defuse the attacking intentions of aggressive White players who plan an all out assault in the main lines of the French Defense. An