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Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line (E31)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 Bg5 h6 5 Bh4 c5 6 d5 d6

Number of games in database: 155
Years covered: 1952 to 2012
Overall record:
   White wins 35.5%
   Black wins 27.1%
   Draws 37.4%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Jan Timman  11 games
Boris Spassky  5 games
Vladimir Bagirov  5 games
Paul Keres  4 games
Mihai Suba  4 games
Aivars Gipslis  3 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Spassky vs Smyslov, 1953
Spassky vs Short, 2001
Spassky vs Keres, 1965
W Schmidt vs P Enders, 1981
A H Williams vs Karpov, 1974
A Lukin vs Karpov, 1967
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 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 155  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. H Steiner vs Larry Evans  0-154 1952 US ch matchE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
2. Spassky vs Smyslov 1-035 1953 1, BucharestE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
3. Wade vs J H Donner  0-147 1953 OpatijaE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
4. Korchnoi vs Gipslis  ½-½28 1955 Ch URS (1/2 final)E31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
5. Korchnoi vs R Persitz  ½-½35 1955 HastingsE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
6. Spassky vs Keres 1-046 1957 USSR ChampionshipE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
7. J Vesely vs A Lukic  0-140 1958 WchT U26 fin-A 05thE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
8. Gurgenidze vs Petrosian  ½-½35 1959 USSR ChampionshipE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
9. Spassky vs Szabo  ½-½18 1959 Leningrad-BudapestE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
10. W Golz vs Taimanov  0-127 1959 DresdenE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
11. Gurgenidze vs Averbakh  ½-½58 1959 USSR ChampionshipE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
12. Bagirov vs I Vistaneckis 1-037 1960 VilniusE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
13. J H Donner vs Portisch  1-047 1960 MadridE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
14. Portisch vs J H Donner  ½-½42 1960 MadridE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
15. Antoshin vs Cherepkov  0-140 1960 URS-ch sfE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
16. J H Donner vs F Kuijpers  1-043 1961 IBME31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
17. Bagirov vs M Mukhitdinov  ½-½39 1961 URS-ch30 sfE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
18. S Johannessen vs Minev  ½-½76 1963 HalleE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
19. F Mora vs Keres 0-133 1964 Tel-Aviv olE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
20. Keene / Burnett vs Sully / Tyrell / Jones 1-022 1964 Consultation gameE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
21. Spassky vs Keres 1-050 1965 Spassky-Keres Candidates Quarterfinal MatchE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
22. Szabo vs J H Donner  ½-½21 1965 Amsterdam IBME31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
23. L Joyner vs M Schulman ½-½82 1965 CAN-chE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
24. Berliner vs Rokhlin 1-046 1965 5th CC World Ch FinalE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
25. S Johannessen vs A Matanovic  ½-½27 1965 Beverwijk IE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
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