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Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation

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1.b3e52.Bb2Nc6

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Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation4.6M games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation2.6M54%

649k49%

405k53%

246k49%

192k46%

143k53%

124k48%

52k49%

35k45%

18k46%

Famous games in this line4.0k master games

Nakamura, Hi (2802) – Carlsen, M. (2831)2024½–½ Carlsen, M.. (2847) – Grischuk, A.. (2776)20211–0 Vachier Lagrave, M. (2789) – Caruana, F. (2822)20181–0 Caruana, F. (2823) – Anand, V. (2779)2016½–½ Nakamura, Hi (2786) – Caruana, F. (2802)20171–0 Nakamura, Hi (2786) – Caruana, F. (2802)20170–1 Nakamura, Hi (2786) – Caruana, F. (2802)20171–0 Karjakin, Sergey (2773) – Kasparov, G. (2812)20171–0

Heroes of this opening Nakamura, Hi · Carlsen, M.. · Vachier Lagrave, M. · Caruana, F.

Family: Nimzo-Larsen Attack
Category: Flank
First move: Other
ECO: A01
Line: 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6

FianchettoHypermodern

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