E25 · Indian · a defense for Black
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Keres Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.f3d55.a3Bxc3+6.bxc3c57.cxd5Nxd58.dxc5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Keres Variation2.7k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
62%1.6k47%
9.6%25440%
7.5%19841%
1.8%4738%
1.2%3339%
0.6%1631%
0.6%1553%
0.5%1346%
0.3%838%
Famous games in this line1.7k master games
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Nakamura, Hi (2794) – Carlsen, M. (2830)Keymer, Vincent (2733) – Carlsen, M. (2831)Anand, Viswanathan (2783) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2772)Carlsen, Magnus (2801) – Morozevich, Alexander (2750)Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2784) – Radjabov, T.. (2765)Anand, Viswanathan (2810) – Wang, Hao (2731)Erigaisi, Arjun (2801) – Duda, J. (2740)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Anand, Viswanathan
- Family
- Nimzo-Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E25
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5
PositionalHypermodern
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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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