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Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, American Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.e3b65.Ne2Ne4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, American Variation3.1k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%1.3k53%
30%92452%
9.8%30054%
9.3%28555%
2.8%8644%
2.8%8552%
1.1%3441%
0.3%967%
0.1%350%
0.1%250%
Famous games in this line729 master games
Esipenko, Andrey (2723) – Nepomniachtchi, I. (2773)20221–0Erigaisi, Arjun (2722) – Rapport, R. (2740)20230–1Praggnanandhaa, R. (2747) – Deac, Bogdan-Daniel (2680)2024½–½Nakamura, Hikaru (2715) – Short, Nigel D (2707)2009½–½Shirov, Alexei (2705) – Adams, Michael (2660)19941–0Shirov, Alexei (2710) – Adams, Michael (2655)19951–0Potkin, Vladimir (2647) – Moiseenko, Alexander (2711)20131–0Peralta, Fe (2558) – Caruana, F. (2798)20240–1
Heroes of this opening Shirov, Alexei · Esipenko, Andrey · Rapport, R. · Potkin, Vladimir
Family
Nimzo-Indian Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E44
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 Ne4
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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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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