I always allow the Nimzo-Indian if black wants to play it. I get great positions with white and always have the initiative on one side of the board or the other.
I play the Qc2 variation, avoiding the doubled c pawns, and arguably wasting a tempo in the opening on a queen move, but I always get great piece activity, and black’s lead in kingside development seems to fade away quickly.
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 { E35 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation } 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Nbd7?! { (0.06 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (9… c5 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. a3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. exd4 Bd6 14. h3 g5 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. fxg3) 10. Nf3 c6 11. O-O Rc8 12. a3 Bd6 13. b4 Qc7 14. Rfc1 Bg4 15. Bg3 Bxf3?! { (0.25 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Bxg3 was best. } (15… Bxg3 16. hxg3 Rfe8 17. a4 h5 18. Nh2 Qd6 19. Nf1 Nf8 20. Qb2 a6 21. b5 c5 22. dxc5) 16. gxf3 Rfe8 17. Nb5 cxb5 18. Qxc7 Bxc7 19. Rxc7?! { (1.08 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Bxc7 was best. } (19. Bxc7 a6 20. Rc2 g6 21. a4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 Re6 23. Ra5 b5 24. Raa2 Nb8 25. Kg2 Nc6) 19… Rxc7 20. Bxc7 a6 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. Rc2 Ne8 23. Bf4 Rxc2 24. Bxc2 Nb6 25. e4 Nf6 26. Kf1 Nc4 27. Bc1 Kf8 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. Kd3 Ke6 30. Kc3 Nd7 31. exd5+ Kxd5? { (-0.18 → 1.14) Mistake. Ke7 was best. } (31… Ke7 32. d6+ Nxd6 33. Bb3 f6 34. Kd3 Nb6 35. d5 Nd7 36. Kd4 Ne5 37. Bd1 Nf5+ 38. Ke4) 32. Be4+ Kd6 33. Bxb7 a5?? { (1.35 → 4.08) Blunder. Ndb6 was best. } (33… Ndb6 34. Bf4+) 34. Bf4+ Ke7 35. a4? { (4.61 → 2.39) Mistake. bxa5 was best. } (35. bxa5 Nxa5 36. Be4 Nc4 37. Kb4 Nf8 38. d5 g5 39. Bc7 Kd7 40. Bg3 Ng6 41. a4 bxa4) 35… Ncb6?? { (2.39 → 5.15) Blunder. Ndb6 was best. } (35… Ndb6 36. axb5) 36. bxa5 Nxa4+ 37. Kb4 Nf6 38. Kxb5 Nc3+ 39. Kc4 { Black resigns. } 1-0
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