E30 · Indian · a defense for Black
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.Bg5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation1.5M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
32%484k50%
22%334k56%
18%270k47%
10%155k50%
8.6%131k47%
4.4%66k51%
1.7%25k47%
1.4%21k53%
0.8%11k44%
0.6%8.5k46%
Famous games in this line2.1k master games
Korobov, Anton (2720) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2784)Jussupow, Artur (2680) – Karpov, Anatoly (2775)Ivanchuk, V. (2710) – Wojtaszek, R. (2727)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2717) – Topalov, Veselin (2718)Moiseenko, Alexander (2715) – Bacrot, Etienne (2714)Ivanchuk, V. (2704) – Wang Yue (2720)Ponomariov, Ruslan (2764) – Meier, Georg (2656)Sasikiran, Krishnan (2653) – Gashimov, Vugar (2759)Heroes of this opening Karpov, Anatoly · Ivanchuk, V. · Sasikiran, Krishnan
- Family
- Nimzo-Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E30
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5
PositionalHypermodern
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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation, Benoni DefenseE31 4…h6 5.Bh4 c5 6.d5 d6Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation, Averbakh GambitE30 4…h6 5.Bh4 c5 6.d5 b5
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Aron Nimzowitsch's ...Bb4 pin is the most respected reply to 1.d4 in chess history — practically every world champion from Capablanca to Carlsen has kept it in their repertoire. Its idea was radical in 1920: control the center with PIECES, trade the bishop for structural damage, and grind.
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