page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 208  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Rellstab vs K Pahl 1-0 12 1930 Swinemuende GER E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 2. Riumin vs Panov   1-0 42 1934 USSR Championship E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 3. H Silbermann vs Marshall 0-1 27 1935 Warsaw E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 4. Stahlberg vs Keres 0-1 27 1936 Bad Nauheim (24.05.36) E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 5. V Mikenas vs W Fairhurst 1-0 30 1937 Hastings E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 6. E Klein vs Euwe   0-1 61 1938 Hastings3839 ;HCL 24 E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 7. S Gotthilf vs V A Vasiliev   0-1 49 1938 Trade Unions E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 8. Kotov vs Lisitsin   1-0 33 1939 Ch URS E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 9. M Castillo vs Eliskases   ½-½ 51 1939 Buenos Aires ol-8 pr B E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 10. I Rudakovsky vs Kotov   ½-½ 42 1940 URS-ch E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 11. M Stolberg vs Lisitsin   0-1 49 1940 URS-ch12 E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 12. F Nuernberg vs H Muller   0-1 34 1941 GER-ch E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 13. Reshevsky vs Denker 1-0 45 1942 US Championship E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 14. Reshevsky vs Levin 1-0 39 1942 USA E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 15. Reshevsky vs M Hammermesh   1-0 34 1944 Boston E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 16. Kotov vs Alatortsev   ½-½ 83 1945 Ch URS E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 17. Kotov vs Alatortsev ½-½ 48 1946 Ch Moscow E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 18. Kotov vs Yanofsky ½-½ 52 1946 Staunton Groningen NED E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 19. Najdorf vs I V Rohacek 1-0 20 1946 Prag E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 20. Sajtar vs C Kottnauer   1-0 32 1946 Treybal mem E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 21. Gligoric vs M Subaric ½-½ 115 1946 YUG-ch E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 22. Lilienthal vs Smyslov 1-0 44 1947 Paernu E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 23. Gligoric vs M Radoicic 1-0 33 1947 Ljubljana ch-YUG E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 24. P H Pruyt vs C B Van den Berg   0-1 40 1947 NED-ch sf E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 25. Najdorf vs Julio Bolbochan   1-0 38 1948 Buenos Aires E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 208    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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Jan-14-02    Sneaky: In this opening, White shows such a disdain for Black's strategy that he spends a tempo 4 a3 to force Black to carry it out! Jan-14-02    Doctor Who: These games are mostly early deviations from theory. The real action is found in E27-E29... that's where you can see Samisch himself play the opening. Feb-06-03    Spitecheck: LOL that's pretty funny Sneaky, atleast there is no pussyfooting around....White reacts to an early invasion on his side of the board: "Get off my land you devilish scoundrel". Black signifies his aggressive and warlike intentions by exchanging the first white piece to move in the game: "You move you die!"...... the first border skirmish results in blood, let the game begin.:) Apr-18-03    refutor: i used to play this as white...it's as good as anything else, white is just getting the pawn structure sorted out as soon as possible. i used to play e3, followed by f3, Bd3 and e4 trying to build up a big center. i've played the nimzo as black and in my patzer opinion it's as good as anything else white can play Apr-18-03    Bears092: I play the samisch as white, and the only real downside I see is that the Dark-Squared bishop has some trouble findind activity in the middlegame.... Nov-03-04    aw1988: "Git off my property!" Apr-22-06    TIMER: <Sneaky> How did you do that magic trick, posting here 5 days before you became a member? According to your profile you you did not become a member until Jan-19-02! Apr-22-06    Jim Bartle: Why do you think he's called Sneaky? Apr-22-06    Benzol: He's got a time machine! Apr-22-06    TIMER: <Benzol> I see, after all Doctor Who is suspiciously right below him!

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