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Hanging Pawns' Nimzo-Larsen

Pre-made chess opening repertoire for White

Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.

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About this repertoire

The Nimzo-Larsen Attack (1.b3) is a flexible opening that controls the center from the sides rather than head-on. While less common than traditional openings like 1.e4 or 1.d4, it lets White create unique positions where understanding key ideas matters more than memorizing specific moves. The opening is built around controlling light squares, getting the bishop to a strong position on the long diagonal, and choosing the right moment to strike in the center.

What it looks like at your rating

Chessbook trims every repertoire to the moves opponents actually play at your level, so the same repertoire is a different size for a 1000 and a 2000. These numbers use the default coverage target of one game in 150; effectiveness and soundness are Chessbook's own scores, explained in the help pages.

Lichess rating Moves to learn Effectiveness Soundness
0-1000 16 15 / 100 56 / 100
1000-1200 18 20 / 100 56 / 100
1200-1400 18 24 / 100 56 / 100
1400-1600 21 22 / 100 56 / 100
1600-1800 23 21 / 100 55 / 100
1800-2000 27 23 / 100 46 / 100
2000-2200 32 20 / 100 43 / 100

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Questions about pre-made repertoires

Is Hanging Pawns' Nimzo-Larsen free?

Yes. Every pre-made repertoire on Chessbook is free to add. The free Starter plan holds up to 200 moves across your repertoires; Chessbook Pro removes the limit.

What happens when I add it?

The lines are copied into your own repertoire, trimmed to the positions that actually occur at your rating. From there you can edit any move, add lines from other sources, and drill everything with spaced repetition.

Can I combine it with my own White openings?

Yes. A Chessbook repertoire is one tree per colour, so a pre-made repertoire sits alongside anything you add yourself and the coverage report treats them as one.

Train it with spaced repetition

Add the repertoire, set your rating, and Chessbook schedules every move until you never forget it.

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