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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)Erigaisi, Arjun (2722) – Rapport, R. (2740)Praggnanandhaa, R. (2747) – Deac, Bogdan-Daniel (2680)Nakamura, Hikaru (2715) – Short, Nigel D (2707)Shirov, Alexei (2705) – Adams, Michael (2660)Shirov, Alexei (2710) – Adams, Michael (2655)Potkin, Vladimir (2647) – Moiseenko, Alexander (2711)Peralta, Fe (2558) – Caruana, F. (2798)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 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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