Rapport-Jobava System, with e6
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Statistics from Lichess
2,736,177 games: White 49.9% / Draw 4.6% / Black 45.4%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport-Jobava System | 859,691860K | |
| 498,507499K | ||
| 407,014407K | ||
| 324,626325K | ||
| 212,787213K | ||
| 157,893158K | ||
| 72,09372K | ||
| 71,10771K |
Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 13, 2026
Engine evaluation
0.00 The position is about equal
Best play: 3... Nf6 4. Nb5 Na6 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 c6 8. Nc3
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
By rating
Rating changes little here: White scores 53% under 1400, 54% at 2200 and up (wins plus half the draws).
| Players | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1400 | 2.1M | |
| 1400–1799 | 2.8M | |
| 1800–2199 | 1.3M | |
| 2200 and up | 124K | |
| Masters, over the board | 123 |
Master games
- Niemann, H. M. – Xiong, J.
- Sethuraman, S. – Meier, G.
- Niemann, H. M. – Jumabayev, R.
- Alekseenko, K. – Rychagov, A.
- Bortnyk, O. – Riazantsev, A.
Rated blitz, rapid and classical Lichess games by rating band, and over-the-board games of players rated 2200+ from the Lichess masters database, updated Sep 26, 2026
Overview
Rapport-Jobava System, with e6 (ECO D01, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a variation of the Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Bf4 (3 moves).
In 2,736,177 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 49.9%, Black 45.4% and 4.6% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 3…Nf6, in 31% of those games.
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How to play against the Rapport-Jobava System, with e6
3…Bd6 scores best for Black: 49.0%, with Black winning 46.4% and White 48.4% of 499K games. The most played, 3…Nf6, scores 47.6% in 860K games, and 3…Bb4 scores lowest: 47.1%. Stockfish's first choice is 3…Nf6.
Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings
Popularity by year
The Rapport-Jobava System, with e6 is played more than twice as often as in 2016: 0.15% of Lichess games in 2025, up from 0.054%.
Numbers by year
| Year | Share of games | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.054% | 19,136 |
| 2017 | 0.047% | 25,911 |
| 2018 | 0.043% | 33,737 |
| 2019 | 0.065% | 81,511 |
| 2020 | 0.077% | 225,193 |
| 2021 | 0.088% | 343,398 |
| 2022 | 0.096% | 359,317 |
| 2023 | 0.11% | 414,888 |
| 2024 | 0.13% | 470,522 |
| 2025 | 0.15% | 530,120 |
| 2026 (Jan–Apr) | 0.16% | 178,538 |
Share of rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500 (blitz, rapid and classical) that reach this position, by year; 2026: January to April. Which openings are rising and falling
Transpositions
Cite this page
Caissa Codex. “Rapport-Jobava System, with e6 (D01)”. Lichess data as of 13 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/rapport-jobava-system-with-e6