Openings and endgames
Nimzo-Indian Defense
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Nimzo-Indian Defense
A defense to d4 in which ...Bb4 pins the c3-knight and pressures White's center without filling it with black pawns.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Variation
A Nimzo-Indian variation where White's queen goes to c2 to support e4 and prepare a queen recapture on c3.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Rubinstein System
A broad Nimzo-Indian system defined by the e3 advance, a solid move that frees the king's bishop and permits flexible development.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Gligorić System
A Nimzo-Indian system where White develops with e3, a knight on f3, and a bishop on d3 while Black attacks the center.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Hübner Variation
A Nimzo-Indian line where Black exchanges the bishop for the c3-knight, damages White's structure, and aims to close the center.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, St. Petersburg Variation
A Nimzo-Indian variation where Black answers e3 with b6 and prepares to develop the queen's bishop on b7.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Sämisch Variation
A Nimzo-Indian variation where White advances the a-pawn, invites the exchange on c3, and accepts doubled pawns for two bishops.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Kmoch Variation
An ambitious Nimzo-Indian variation where White advances the f-pawn to prepare a broad center with e4.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Leningrad Variation
A Nimzo-Indian variation where White develops the dark-squared bishop to g5 before restricting it with e3.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Romanishin Variation
A flexible Nimzo-Indian variation where White advances the g-pawn and prepares the king's bishop for g2.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Spielmann Variation
A Nimzo-Indian variation where White's queen goes to b3 to attack Black's bishop on b4 immediately.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Three Knights Variation
A Nimzo-Indian variation where White develops the king's knight to f3 before fixing the central pawn structure.