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Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 (E58)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e3 O-O 5 Nf3 d5 6 Bd3 c5
7 O-O Nc6 8 a3 Bxc3 9 bxc3

Number of games in database: 311
Years covered: 1910 to 2009
Overall record:
   White wins 34.7%
   Black wins 24.8%
   Draws 40.5%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Svetozar Gligoric  13 games
Mark Taimanov  7 games
Artur Yusupov  6 games
Yuri Averbakh  12 games
Bogdan Sliwa  10 games
Viktor Korchnoi  7 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Taimanov vs Petrosian, 1953
I Sokolov vs Kasparov, 1999
Geller vs Petrosian, 1956
Euwe vs Averbakh, 1953
Keres vs Averbakh, 1953
Khalifman vs Kramnik, 2000
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 page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 311  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Alekhine / V Rozanov vs Bernstein / Uraev  0-167 1910 Moscow consultE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
2. Burn vs O Bernstein 1-028 1911 San Sebastian (Spain)E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
3. P F Johner vs H K Mattison 0-163 1929 KarlsbadE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
4. J Nielsen vs H Muller  0-128 1935 OlympiadE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
5. Stahlberg vs Samisch  1-026 1936 DresdenE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
6. S Landau vs Keres  0-139 1937 KemeriE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
7. Lilienthal vs T Gauffin  1-041 1937 7th olm finalE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
8. Alekhine vs Keres ½-½42 1938 AVROE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
9. S Landau vs Euwe  ½-½59 1939 NLD-ch m (Rotterdam) ;HCL 28E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
10. Lopez Esnaola vs Alekhine  0-155 1941 VitoriaE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
11. Lilienthal vs Keres  ½-½30 1941 Lening/Moskva ch-SU (15.04.41)E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
12. Tolush vs Keres  0-124 1945 Tallinn ,Est op ch (12.10.45)E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
13. R Byrne vs K Forster ½-½27 1946 US opE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
14. E Dyckhoff vs Koch  1-023 1948 Correspondence GameE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
15. Taimanov vs Botvinnik 1-036 1952 Moscow ch-SU mE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
16. Lilienthal vs Averbakh  1-059 1952 RUSE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
17. R Byrne vs K Skold  1-042 1952 Helsinki ol (Men) fin-AE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
18. Euwe vs Averbakh 0-140 1953 ZurichE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
19. Keres vs Averbakh 0-141 1953 Zurich ct (31.08.53)E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
20. Najdorf vs Reshevsky  ½-½26 1953 Buenos AiresE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
21. Najdorf vs Reshevsky  1-091 1953 Buenos AiresE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
22. Reshevsky vs Najdorf  ½-½56 1953 Buenos AiresE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
23. Reshevsky vs Petrosian ½-½41 1953 ZurichE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
24. Smyslov vs Petrosian ½-½48 1953 ZurichE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
25. Taimanov vs Petrosian 1-040 1953 ZurichE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
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