E20Indian
Nimzo-Indian Defense
Main Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
Overview
Black pins the knight with ...Bb4, controlling e4 without committing pawns. Named after Aron Nimzowitsch. One of Black's most respected defenses — Kasparov, Kramnik, and Carlsen all played it extensively.
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Open chess.rodeo ↗Related Openings
E60King's Indian Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
E92King's Indian Defense: Classical Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
E80King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3
E76King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4
E40Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3
E32Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2