E58 · Indian · a defense for Black
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense, Exchange Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.e3O-O5.Bd3d56.Nf3c57.O-ONc68.a3Bxc39.bxc3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense, Exchange Line21k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
27%5.7k48%
25%5.3k51%
19%4.0k44%
6.9%1.5k47%
5.5%1.2k54%
3.8%81545%
3.3%69743%
3.1%67144%
1.8%38844%
1.5%32648%
Famous games in this line2.6k master games
Carlsen, M.. (2862) – Radjabov, T.. (2765)Kasparov, Garry (2795) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2740)Nakamura, Hikaru (2770) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2764)Anand, Viswanathan (2800) – Bacrot, Etienne (2716)Grischuk, A. (2742) – Nakamura, Hi (2750)Gelfand, Boris (2741) – Eljanov, Pavel (2751)Grischuk, A. (2764) – Esipenko, Andrey (2714)Aronian, Levon (2768) – Naiditsch, Arkadij (2697)Heroes of this opening Kasparov, Garry · Ponomariov, Ruslan · Anand, Viswanathan · Grischuk, A.
- Family
- Nimzo-Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E58
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3
PositionalHypermodern
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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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