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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.e3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System1.2M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
12%147k46%
11%139k48%
6.5%81k43%
0.6%7.3k47%
0.5%6.1k43%
0.3%3.3k49%
Famous games in this line36k master games
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Ding Liren (2806) – Carlsen, M. (2864)Carlsen, M. (2843) – Caruana, F. (2822)Carlsen, Magnus (2864) – Anand, Viswanathan (2786)Carlsen, M. (2832) – So, W. (2812)Nakamura, Hi (2787) – Carlsen, M. (2853)Kasparov, Garry (2838) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2802)Nakamura, Hi (2787) – Carlsen, M. (2853)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · So, W. · Kramnik, Vladimir
- Family
- Nimzo-Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E40
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3
PositionalHypermodern
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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation4…O-O · 17 deeper linesNimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation4…b6 · 4 deeper linesNimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Taimanov Variation4…Nc6Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation4…O-O 5.Ne2 · 1 deeper line
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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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