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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Qe2

Black to move
415 games · 1948-2024
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white wins - draws - black wins %

9...b6

212

31.1%

53.3%

15.6

9...a6

148

33.1%

47.3%

19.6%

9...cxd4

29.8%

47.4%

22.8%

9...Qe7

50%

9...Nb6

R Cantero vs W O Cruz, 1957 1/2-1/2

9...Qc7

S Zhukhovitsky vs A Roizman, 1967 1-0

9...a6 =0.00 (44 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Larry Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963 (1/2-1/2)
Aronian vs Leko, 2009 (1-0)
Ivanchuk vs Anand, 2008 (1-0)
Gligoric vs C W Pritchett, 1967 (1-0)
Portisch vs Karpov, 1972 (1-0)

DEBUT: G Ilivitsky vs Lisitsin, 1948 (1-0)
RECENT: A L'Ami vs N Muminova, 2014 (1/2-1/2)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Nimzoindian Defence by Richard Taylor

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
E55: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation (414)
E53: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 (1)

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