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The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a popular defence to 1.d4, and in this case White has obtained a version with colours reversed and an extra tempo. The notes above give the three typical branches of the Nimzowitsch–Larsen Attack: (1) playing against an e5/d5 centre, (2) allowing ...e5 but contesting ...d5 and (3) playing against a d5/c5 centre.
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: 1. b3; Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Polish Variation: 1. b3 b5; Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Symmetrical Variation: 1. b3 b6; Nimzo-Larsen Attack: English ...
Bent Larsen vs. Boris Spassky, Belgrade 1970 (match USSR vs Rest of the World), Nimzo-Larsen Attack, Modern Variation (A01), 0–1 Another short win over a noted grandmaster. Boris Spassky vs. Bobby Fischer, Siegen Olympiad 1970, Grunfeld Defence, Exchange Variation (D87), 1–0 Fischer tries the Grunfeld again against Spassky, and the game is ...
Steinitz was the first player who in his play demonstrated a mastery of positional chess, and the ideas he developed came to be known as the "Classical" or "Modern" school of thought. This school of thought emphasised the importance of "static" advantages such as avoidance of pawn weaknesses, strong outposts for knights, and striving for "good ...
Kateryna Lahno vs Artashes Minasian, 6th Aeroflot Festival 2007, Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation (B18), 0-1; Artashes Minasian vs Tigran Nalbandian, Armenian Championship 2008, Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (A01), 1–0; Artashes Minasian vs Loek Van Wely, Philadelphia 1994, Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation (B07), 1-0
Other: King's English (with colors reversed), King's Indian Defence (Sämisch), Queen's Indian Defense, Nimzo-Indian Defence, Nimzo-Larsen Attack. Character: Closed, Semi-open game. The Hedgehog is a formation similar to the Maróczy bind, and shares the strategic ideas with that formation. Typically, the Maróczy bind would transpose into the ...
For subsequent pamphlets I suggested titles such as Nimzo-Larsen Attack (for 1.b3) and Baltic Defense (for 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5).' It is perhaps unclear if Soltis really suggested the title 'Nimzo-Larsen Attack' for his pamphlet on 1.b3 (the actual title was Larsen's Opening, which was a point of some significance to the discussion above). However ...
Many chess openings and variations are named after Nimzowitsch, the most famous being the Nimzo-Indian Defence (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4) and the less often played Nimzowitsch Defence (1.e4 Nc6). Nimzowitsch biographer GM Raymond Keene and others have referred to 1.Nf3 followed by 2.b3 as the Nimzowitsch–Larsen Attack.