Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
- 1.d4Nf6
- 2.c4e6
- 3.Nc3Bb4
- 4.e3O-O
- 5.Bd3d5
- 6.Nf3c5
- 7.O-Odxc4
- 8.Bxc4Nbd7
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A rarely seen Nimzo-Indian line in which Black answers the exchange on c4 with 8...Nbd7, a flexible knight development aimed at the c5 and e5 squares.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Bronstein Variation
The Bronstein Variation, classified as ECO E55 and also known as the Parma Variation, meets the exchange on c4 by developing the queen's knight to d7. From there the knight supports c5 and can recapture on that square if White plays dxc5, while ...b6 and ...Bb7 remain available. Black keeps the option of ...cxd4, which can leave White with an isolated queen's pawn. It is reached far less often than other Gligoric System lines.
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