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E25

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Romanovsky Variation

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Overview

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Romanovsky Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E25.

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. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5 f5, after 16 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Keres Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Nimzo-Indian Defense.

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ECO code
E25
Group
Indian Defenses (E)
Plies
16
Parent
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Keres Variation

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