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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Hübner Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.e3c55.Bd3Nc66.Nf3Bxc3+7.bxc3d6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Hübner Variation7.7k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
83%6.3k42%
8%61250%
2.2%16847%
1.3%9736%
1.1%8427%
0.9%6645%
0.7%5530%
0.5%4238%
0.5%3944%
0.4%3135%
Famous games in this line1.1k master games
Laznicka, Viktor (2693) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2764)20120–1Spassky, Boris V (2660) – Fischer, Robert James (2785)19720–1Li Chao2 (2745) – Rapport, R. (2675)2017½–½Maghsoodloo, Parham (2707) – Vitiugov, N. (2711)20231–0Kamsky, Gata (2695) – Anand, Viswanathan (2720)1994½–½Jussupow, Artur (2665) – Karpov, Anatoly (2740)1994½–½Naiditsch, Arkadij (2712) – Mchedlishvili, Mikheil (2659)20121–0Kamsky, Gata (2640) – Karpov, Anatoly (2725)19910–1
Heroes of this opening Ivanchuk, Vassily · Fischer, Robert James · Maghsoodloo, Parham · Naiditsch, Arkadij
Family
Nimzo-Indian Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E41
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6
PositionalHypermodern
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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin VariationE51 4…O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O …Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Belyavsky GambitE34 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Qf5 …Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Modern VariationE37 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 Ne4 …
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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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