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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Keres Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.e3O-O5.Bd3d56.Nf3c57.O-Ob6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Keres Variation4.0k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%1.8k49%
25%97054%
6.3%25148%
5.3%21146%
4.4%17446%
4.3%17252%
2.9%11746%
2.7%10744%
2.3%9233%
1.1%4560%
Famous games in this line300 master games
Wang Yue (2718) – Tomashevsky, E. (2728)20161–0Ivanchuk, V. (2722) – Cheparinov, I. (2677)2016½–½Deac, Bogdan-Daniel (2680) – Tabatabaei, M. (2713)2024½–½Vitiugov, Nikita (2681) – Bu, Xiangzhi (2702)2009½–½Navara, D. (2674) – Harikrishna, P. (2692)2024½–½Ragger, Markus (2680) – Zhigalko, Sergei (2664)2013½–½Romanov, E. (2626) – Cheparinov, I. (2695)20170–1Sarana, A. (2674) – Bjerre, Jonas Buhl (2642)20240–1
Heroes of this opening Wang Yue · Cheparinov, I. · Bjerre, Jonas Buhl
Family
Nimzo-Indian Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E53
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O b6
PositionalHypermodern
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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin VariationE51 6…Nc6 7.O-O dxc4Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Hübner VariationE41 4…c5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bxc3 7.bxc3 …Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Belyavsky GambitE34 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Qf5 …
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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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