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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation, Romanovsky Gambit
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.Qb3c55.dxc5Nc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation, Romanovsky Gambit9.1k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%4.0k51%
20%1.8k46%
14%1.3k47%
8.2%74745%
6.1%55241%
4.6%42241%
1.1%10343%
0.6%5832%
0.6%5146%
0.3%3017%
Famous games in this line177 master games
Zhou Jianchao (2620) – Bu Xiangzhi (2723)Zhou Jianchao (2612) – Wei Yi (2700)Livaic, Leon (2582) – Alekseenko, K. (2687)Pultinevicius, Paulius (2587) – Wojtaszek, R. (2681)Aczel, G. (2553) – Berkes, F. (2680)Christiansen, Larry Mark (2595) – Speelman, Jonathan S (2630)Piket, Jeroen (2605) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2600)Piorun, K. (2579) – Svane, R. (2626)Heroes of this opening Livaic, Leon · Speelman, Jonathan S · Piorun, K.
- Family
- Nimzo-Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E23
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6
GambitPositionalHypermodern
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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation, Carlsbad Variation6.Nf3 Ne4 7.Bd2 Nxd2Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation, Stahlberg Variation6.Nf3 Ne4 7.Bd2 Nxc5
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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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