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Ekaterini Pavlidou vs Michaela Kessler
EU-ch U16 Girls 19th (2009), Fermo ITA, rd 7, Sep-07
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (E32)  ·  0-1

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Aug-06-11  Nightsurfer: Herewith one more striking example that an uncompromising approach against the modern Anti-Nimzo-Indian 4.Qc2 ... can be a very effective approach: namely by changing off Black Bishop b4 against White Knight c3 - just for the sake of gaining that one, but very important tempo that enables Black to establish the ideal Durch structure Ne4 plus f5 without delay, namely by 6. ... Ne4 and 7. ... f5.

The fact that Black has nonchalantly given up the Bishop's Pair - and the foregoing even without creating the usual Nimzo-Indian Doubled-Pawn structure c3+c4 in White camp - turns out to be less important than that menacing Ne4 that controls the center.

The Bxc3+/Ne4/f5-strategy has been led to victory by our striking Chess Beauty Alexandra Kosteniuk too: A Huss vs Kosteniuk, 2003

Alexandra Kosteniuk, the Glamour Girl of Chess, has demonstrated that the Ne4/f5-attack unit that gets crucial support by Black Bishop b7 via the diagonal a8-h1 can swiftly shatter the White fortress.

Even a big shot like Michael Adams has chosen the Bxc3+/Ne4/f5-Matrix: Agrest vs Adams, 2001

One more fan of the Bxc3+/Ne4/f5-approach against the Anti-Nimzo-Indian 4.Qc2 ... is the German player Rene Gralla, and the result are the two miniatures as follows: S Mahendiran vs R Gralla, 2007 and A Ertelt vs R Gralla, 2011 ...

Therefore the Bxc3+/Ne4/f5-approach against the Anti-Nimzo-Indian 4.Qc2 ... is worth a try!

Aug-07-11  Nightsurfer: This game here <E Pavlidou vs M Kessler, Fermo 2009> is one more instructive example for the situation that in case that Black army can occupy h3 by cavalry - while Black Bishop b7 controls the vital diagonal a8/h1 - that constellation can be deadly for White King, please compare the parallel case A Huss vs Kosteniuk, 2003 !

In case that Black Bishop b7 controls the diagonal a8/h1 - thus supporting a Black assault unit of Cavalry (Ne4) and Hovercraft-Battleship (Queen) - , the firepower of those elite units combined can even enable the Commander-in-Chief of Black army to sacrifice his best unit, the Queen, for the sake of finishing-off White King by a cavalry unit that rushes to h3, please watch M Boskan vs R Gralla, 2006 ... and enjoy!

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