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

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.e3b65.Ne2Ba6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation3.9k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
83%3.2k52%
6.9%26760%
3.9%15255%
3.1%12251%
1.1%4155%
0.6%2463%
0.3%1055%
0.2%933%
0.2%838%
0.1%510%
Famous games in this line1.2k master games
Nakamura, Hi (2794) – Caruana, F. (2805)2024½–½So, W. (2757) – Firouzja, Alireza (2744)2024½–½Duda, J. (2739) – Firouzja, Alireza (2757)2025½–½Grischuk, A. (2742) – Kovalenko, I. (2674)2022½–½Ivanchuk, Vassily (2735) – Timman, Jan H (2630)19911–0Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son (2656) – Harikrishna, Penteala (2693)20121–0Le Quang, Liem (2712) – Ipatov, Alexander (2625)2013½–½Lautier, Joel (2658) – Akopian, Vladimir (2654)2001½–½
Heroes of this opening Ivanchuk, Vassily · Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son
Family
Nimzo-Indian Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E45
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 Ba6
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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Nearby lines in the family
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical DefenseE48 4…O-O 5.Bd3 d5Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Ragozin VariationE51 4…O-O 5.Nf3 d5Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation, Romanovsky GambitE23 4.Qb3 c5 5.dxc5 Nc6
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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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