Tree path 4 levels Nimzo-Indian Defense › Three Knights Variation › Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation › Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation
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- Nimzo-Indian Defense E20
- Three Knights Variation E21
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation E43
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Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation
Overview
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E43.
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. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bd3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 f5 9. O-O, after 17 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Nimzo-Indian Defense.
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- ECO code
- E43
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 17
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