page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 92  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Bronstein vs Szabo 1-0 50 1953 Zurich E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 2. Geller vs Petrosian ½-½ 28 1953 Zurich ct E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 3. Bronstein vs D Horne 1-0 31 1953 Hastings E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 4. Taimanov vs Larry Evans   0-1 55 1954 USA E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 5. R Toran Albero vs Najdorf   0-1 23 1955 Mar del Plata E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 6. Lilienthal vs Simagin   ½-½ 17 1955 Ch Moscow E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 7. I Vistaneckis vs Antoshin   0-1 24 1955 URS-ch 1L E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 8. Antoshin vs B Vladimirov   1-0 38 1955 URS-ch sf E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 9. Averbakh vs Kholmov   ½-½ 43 1955 URS-chT fin E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 10. F Olafsson vs J Penrose 1-0 27 1956 Hastings -57 E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 11. A Khasin vs Spassky   ½-½ 34 1956 Ch URS E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 12. Wade vs J Penrose   1-0 33 1957 Congress E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 13. P Clarke vs J Penrose   ½-½ 29 1957 Hastings E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 14. Gligoric vs Keres   ½-½ 21 1958 Zagreb YUG-SU (22.06.58) E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 15. Gligoric vs Janosevic   1-0 32 1958 YUG-ch 13th E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 16. M Rantanen vs G Barcza   ½-½ 38 1958 13th olm final B E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 17. Petrosian vs A Matanovic 1-0 30 1959 Kiev E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 18. Petrosian vs F Olafsson 1-0 37 1959 Bled E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 19. Gligoric vs S Vukovic   1-0 45 1959 YUG-ch E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 20. Gligoric vs Golombek   1-0 33 1959 Hastings 5960 E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 21. Korchnoi vs Keres   ½-½ 27 1960 Moskva SU-team ch (07.10.60) E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 22. Korchnoi vs A Redolfi   1-0 52 1960 Cordoba ,MCL 01 E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 23. Korchnoi vs Krogius   1-0 34 1960 Moscow E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 24. Korchnoi vs Krogius   1-0 38 1960 URS-ch27 Leningrad E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 25. Filip vs S Momo   1-0 38 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) qual-C E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 92    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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Nov-01-08    D.Observer: Why do almost nobody prefers this opening? Positions after this opening must be rare, isn't it? Nov-01-08    Alphastar: <D.Observer> Most club players don't play the Nimzo-Indian with 4. e3 because this frequently results in an isolated-pawn situation (after black plays ..c5, ..d5, ..cxd4 and ..dxc4) which, alhough openings where white obtains an isolated queens pawn generally are advantageous for him, scares club players away because they tend to exaggarate the IQP's weakness when they have one (and they also tend to exaggarate the other players' attacking chances when playing against an IQP).

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