Nimzowitsch played his own defence. Dark squares ...c5-d6-e5-b6
Janowski vs A Nimzowitsch, 1914  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 85 moves, 1/2-1/2
Doubled c-, but Bs strong in open positions
Bogoljubov vs A Nimzowitsch, 1920  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 28 moves, 1-0
W avoids doubled; B-pair
Bogoljubov vs A Nimzowitsch, 1925  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 38 moves, 1-0
Famous blockade on e4, doubled c-pawns
P Johner vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1
Ideal: doubled, isolated, blockaded. Ne5
Bogoljubov vs A Nimzowitsch, 1929  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 50 moves, 0-1
Dark squares ...c5,d6,b6. ...Bxc3 weakens c4 and hence light sq
H Mattison vs A Nimzowitsch, 1929  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1
Silman. IQP- open centre- weak d3
W Michel vs A Nimzowitsch, 1931  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 48 moves, 0-1
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