Nimzo-Indian Defense

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A solid and aggressive opening, where you pressure white to make hasty decisions, and aim to control the center and keep your king safe. Welcome to the Nimzo-Indian.

96lines

Play as Black

Lines (96)

1Playing it safe 2Kick away the bishop 3Defense Protocol 4Pieces running 5Double Knightmare 6Striking the Center 7Queenside Lockdown 8Double Counter-Attack 9Calm development 10Center Lockdown 11Bishop Hunter 12Mad King 13Outpost Mania 14Crazy Knight 15Scattered Pawns 16Center Patrol 17No way through 18Declining Trades 19Quiet Game 20Mid-game Gambit 21Coordinated Development 22Patience is key 23Extra PP on the PP 24Standard Procedure 25To take is a mistake 26Stealth Knight 27Gigaknight 28Diagonals Galore 29Parking the bus 30Superqueen!31Trading Simulators 32Empty Threats 33PP on the PP 34Diagonal Rampage 35Spartan King 36Smothered Pieces 37Marching Pawns 38Battery to nowhere 39Forced simplification 40Helpless Captures 41D-fenseless file 42Kingside Attack 43Helpless Knight 44Distanced Pawns 45C-reinforcements 46Completed Development 47Knight goes Ka-BOOM!48Center Police 49Queenside Outposts 50Outpost Bounty 51New move order 52Central Gladiators 53Cramped C-file 54Superbishop 55Clearing out the queenside 56Knight Rotation 57Pawn Pilgrimage 58Waiting game 59Sniper Bishops 60Kingside Snipers 61Central Fear 62D-pawn Trouble 63Delayed Trades 64Open Files Galore 65D-Pawn Domination 66Free Pawn Heist 67Dropping Pawns 68Dropping Bishop 69Attack, Attack, Attack!70Bye-Bye Bishop!71Free Development 72Banned Trades 73Pawn Wars 74Kingside Detonation 75Moments after disaster 76Failed Pyramid 77Holding Defense 78Rook Files 79Infiltration 80Bishop Chase 81Clean Backline 82F2-bomb 83No way out 84Knight relocation 85Chained Pawns 86Waiting to Strike 87Dyna-knight 88Poor Knight 89Sacrifice not in vain 90Piece Snatch 91Rook Prize 92Successful Gambit 93Disambiguated Knights 94Maintaining the Pin 95Fork-alicious 96Want a free pawn?