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Eric Schiller vs Peter J Grieve
HB Global Challenge (2005), Minneapolis USA, May-19
Rubinstein Opening (D05)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Eric Schiller.Black resigned.1-0

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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Jun-13-06  Rocafella: b3 of course fianchettos the bishop, but is it also to stop c4? Because I always try to stop my opponent pushing that particular pawn, it looks dangerous to me everytime.
Jun-13-06
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  Eric Schiller: <Rocafella> No, ...c4 is always welcome, closes and freezes the queenside which is Black's only arena. Eventually White punches back with b3 and e4. The queenside fianchetto is a core element of the Rubinstein Attack, which is my normal opening as White.
Jun-13-06  Rocafella: Is this the same in all openings Mr Schiller, or is it just this one where c4 is a bad move?
Oct-30-06  Gameoverziggy: This looks very similiar to the colle attack! What is the diffence between the two?
Jul-26-07  ChessDude33: <Rocafella> usually c4 isn't a good move for black. Black's pawns become fragile to attack by b3 and e4 and like Eric said it closes up the queenside to white benefit (since he is working on the kingside and would like blacks play on the Qside slower). The only time I see this move used is when black wishes to create a queenside majority but then again I always see white get a nice attack after e4!
Jul-27-07
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  Eric Schiller: <chessdude> You are right. See the Swedish Variation of the Tarrasch for games that prove your point.

<gameover> (belatedly) In the Rubinstein Attack, White has a dark square bishop to play with. In the Colle it is a useless spectator. That's the only difference, but it is a huge one! I have a recent book on the Rubinstein Attack. You can see some of it at my website.

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