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This is why the Nimzo-Indian scares me · Road to 2500, Game 113 – ChessTerra.com

This is why the Nimzo-Indian scares me · Road to 2500, Game 113

June 2, 2025 NHaselton Uncategorized

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Facing the Nimzo-Indian Defense is never easy. It’s probably my least favorite opening I face in my 1.d4 repertoire. Whether I know a lot of theory or not, I seem to struggle to get better positions. There must be a reason every single Grandmaster in the world plays the Nimzo!

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 { E34 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation } 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8. Bd2 c6 9. e3 Be6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. a3 Bd6 12. b4 Nb6 13. Ne5 g5 14. O-O Bxe5 15. dxe5 Rd8 16. exf6 Rxd3 17. Nb1 Nd5 18. e4 fxe4 19. Bxg5 Rg8 20. Bh4 Nf4 21. Bg3 Ne2+ 22. Kh1 Nxg3+ 23. hxg3 Rg6 24. Rc1 Rxf6 25. Kg1 e3 26. fxe3 Rxe3 27. Nc3 Rg6 28. Na4 Rexg3 29. Rc2 Bd5 { White resigns. } 0-1

These are the stats after 113 games:
Starting rating: 2251
Current rating: 2249 (-2)
Current score: W 54, L 38, D 16, C 5
Days left: 214
Rating: 2249/2500

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