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Nimzo-Indian Defense

One of the most respected defenses against 1.d4. Black pins the knight and is ready to double White's pawns.

36%
White wins
34%
Draw
30%
Black wins

Main Line Moves

1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.Qc2O-O5.a3Bxc3+6.Qxc3d57.Nf3dxc48.Qxc4b69.Bg5Ba610.Qa4h611.Bh4c512.dxc5bxc513.Rd1Qb614.e3Nbd715.Be2Rac8
1.Opens with the queen pawn
2.Flexible — waits to see White's setup
3.Expands the center
4.Prepares the Nimzo pin
5.Develops naturally
6.The Nimzo-Indian! Pins the knight to the king

Key Ideas

  • 1Pin the c3 knight with Bb4
  • 2Double White's pawns after Bxc3
  • 3Control e4 square
  • 4Flexible pawn structure choices

Variations

Classical

d4Nf6c4e6Nc3Bb4Qc2O-Oa3Bxc3+Qxc3b6Bg5Bb7e3d6Nf3Nbd7

Main line with Qc2 preventing doubled pawns

Samisch

d4Nf6c4e6Nc3Bb4a3Bxc3+bxc3c5e3Nc6Bd3O-ONe2b6e4Ne8

White accepts doubled pawns for the bishop pair

Rubinstein

d4Nf6c4e6Nc3Bb4e3O-OBd3d5Nf3c5O-Odxc4Bxc4Nbd7

Solid setup with e3 and normal development

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