Nimzo-Indian Defense repertoire for Black
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Tuned for Lichess 1400-1600: 30 moves.
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[Event "Chessbook Nimzo-Indian Defense repertoire (1400-1600)"] [Site "https://chessbook.com/courses/nimzo-indian"] [Annotator "Chessbook"] [Result "*"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 ( 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 ( 3. c3 Qb6 ) ( 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Bxe5 Qa5+ ) ( 3. dxc5 e6 ) 3... Qb6 4. b3 g6 ) ( 2. Nf3 c5 3. Bf4 ( 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 g6 ) ( 3. dxc5 e6 ) ( 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 g6 ) ) ( 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 a6 ) ( 2. e3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 ) ( 2. Bg5 g6 ) 2... e6 3. Nc3 ( 3. Nf3 b6 ) 3... Bb4 4. Bg5 ( 4. Nf3 b6 ) ( 4. Bd2 b6 ) ( 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Ne4 ) ( 4. Qc2 c5 ) 4... c5 *
About this repertoire
The Nimzo-Indian against 1.d4, with answers to 3.Nf3 and the London and other sidelines.
Chessbook's Nimzo-Indian Defense repertoire for Black, built from millions of games between players at your rating. It covers the moves your opponents actually play, to a 1-in-200 coverage target, and picks lines that score well and are easy to remember.
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