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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Botvinnik Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.f3d55.a3Bxc3+6.bxc3c57.e3O-O8.cxd5Nxd5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Botvinnik Variation1.9k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
30%58651%
27%52549%
13%24341%
9.2%17748%
5.4%10437%
3.8%7353%
3.5%6829%
2.4%4746%
2.1%4139%
2.1%4041%
Famous games in this line68 master games
Nakamura, Hi (2775) – Radjabov, T. (2724)20140–1Yoo, Christopher Woojin (2575) – Harikrishna, P. (2705)2022½–½Costachi, M. (2423) – Istratescu, A. (2604)2017½–½Krzyzanowski, M. (2498) – Quparadze, G. (2526)20250–1Salem, AR Saleh (2567) – Munkhgal, Gombosuren (2400)2013½–½Ilincic, Zlatko (2470) – Averkin, Orest N (2490)19931–0Adelseck, Herbert (2470) – Mary, Patrick (2457)2013½–½Gorovets, Andrey (2470) – Chibukhchian, Artur (2450)20131–0
Heroes of this opening Radjabov, T. · Quparadze, G. · Ilincic, Zlatko · Gorovets, Andrey
Family
Nimzo-Indian Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E24
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. e3 O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5
SharpPositionalHypermodern
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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English HybridE20 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 O-O …Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Romanovsky VariationE25 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.dxc5 f5Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Smyslov VariationE54 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 …
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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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