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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. c4/2...e6/3. Nc3/3...Bb4/4. Bg5/4...h6/5. Bh4/5...c5

Nimzo-Indian Defence
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 c5

Nimzo-Indian Defence, Leningrad Variation

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5...c5

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Black starts to attack the center. Taking on c5 collapses White's center for no good reason, and after 6. e3 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 nothing is wrong with White's position, but it is tough to see where his advantage lies. The most common reply is therefore 6. d5, claiming space.

Theory table

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 c5

6 7 8
Leningrad Variation e3
cxd4
exd4
d5
=
d5
d6
e3
Bxc3
bxc3
e5
=
Averbakh Gambit ...
b5
dxe6
fxe6
cxb5
d5


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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open games
3. Bb5
Spanish
3. Bc4
Italian
3. Nc3 Nf6
Four knights
Other
2...Nf6
Russian
2...d6
Philidor
Other
2. f4
King's gambit
2. Nc3
Vienna
Other
1. e4 c5
Sicilian
1. e4 e6
French
1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann
1. e4 other
1. d4 d5
Closed games
1. d4 Nf6
Indian
1. d4 f5
Dutch
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox