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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.e3O-O5.Bd3d56.Nf3b6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense28k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
73%21k52%
16%4.4k54%
5.2%1.5k49%
2.6%75048%
1.5%42549%
0.3%9850%
0.3%8847%
0.3%7153%
0.2%5641%
0.1%3847%
Famous games in this line1.4k master games
Mamedyarov, S. (2736) – Carlsen, M. (2850)Kramnik, Vladimir (2788) – Morozevich, Alexander (2788)Topalov, Veselin (2771) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2733)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2769) – Wang, Hao (2726)Mamedyarov, S. (2736) – Tomashevsky, E. (2758)Caruana, F. (2792) – Navara, D. (2697)Wojtaszek, R. (2727) – Harikrishna, P. (2753)Mamedyarov, S. (2736) – Harikrishna, P. (2737)Heroes of this opening Kramnik, Vladimir · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Tomashevsky, E. · Navara, D.
- Family
- Nimzo-Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E52
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6
PositionalHypermodern
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Aron Nimzowitsch's ...Bb4 pin was little known when the 1920s began and one of Black's favoured defences by the time they ended; it reached a world-championship match in 1929. Its idea was radical: control the centre with PIECES, trade the bishop for structural damage, and grind.
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