Tree path 8 levels Nimzo-Indian Defense › Rubinstein System › Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation › Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation › Classical Defense › Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System › Exchange Variation › Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
- Chess Codex
- Nimzo-Indian Defense E20
- Rubinstein System E40
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation E46
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation E47
- Classical Defense E48
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System E53
- Exchange Variation E54
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation E55 you are here
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
Overview
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E55.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7, after 16 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Nimzo-Indian Defense.
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- ECO code
- E55
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 16
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