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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)So, W. (2757) – Firouzja, Alireza (2744)Duda, J. (2739) – Firouzja, Alireza (2757)Grischuk, A. (2742) – Kovalenko, I. (2674)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2735) – Timman, Jan H (2630)Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son (2656) – Harikrishna, Penteala (2693)Le Quang, Liem (2712) – Ipatov, Alexander (2625)Lautier, Joel (2658) – Akopian, Vladimir (2654)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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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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