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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

< Chess Opening Theory | 1. d4 | 1...Nf6 | 2. c4 | 2...e6 | 3. Nc3 | 3...Bb4 | 4. Bg5 | 4...h6 | 5. Bh4
Nimzo-Indian Defence
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black kingg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black king7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black pawnf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black pawn6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black pawnd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black bishopc4 white pawnd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 white bishop4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 black kingd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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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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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

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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