Richard Teichmann vs Alexey Sergeevich Selezniev (1921)

Richard Teichmann vs Alexey Sergeevich Selezniev
Match 3 1921 · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation (E30) · 1/2-1/2

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Dec-14-11		qqdos: This is the inception game of the Leningrad/Nimzo-Indian system. Teichmann was the first to find 4.Bg5, counter-pinning the Nf6 - the basic strategic theme behind this opening - but when Black challenged the Bishop with 4...h6, White immediately forsook his pin by exchanging Bishop for Knight by 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 (developing the BQ!) 6.e3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 b6 8.Nf3 Bb7=. Why? is a mystery. The game petered out into a short draw and it took a long time for Zak to work out the main line, which Spassky then put into practice! Source <Michael MacDonald-Ross's 1978 monograph on the Leningrad System>.

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