Talk:Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. c4/2...e6/3. Nc3

On evaluating 3. ...b6 as =
Won't 3. ...b6 allow a simple 4. e4. ?

Black can always play b6 later, such as in Fischer's System "4. ... b6", the response to the Rubenstein variation.


 * Rubinstein variation is part of the French Defense, which is a completely different family of openings. In case of doing 4.e4, I see no reason not to capture the undefended pawn, especially when it causes white to do reactionary moves and places the knight in the center of the board (where it has the potential to fork).   Also, the Queen's Indian Defense already has a slightly better option of 4. e3 that doesn't give such a vulnerability. --Sigma 7 (discuss • contribs) 17:32, 3 January 2013 (UTC)