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Nimzo-Indian Defense

Sämisch Variation, Botvinnik Variation

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  1. 1.d4Nf6
  2. 2.c4e6
  3. 3.Nc3Bb4
  4. 4.f3d5
  5. 5.a3Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3c5
  7. 7.e3O-O
  8. 8.cxd5Nxd5

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Sämisch line of the Nimzo-Indian in which White trades on d5 to dissolve the doubled c-pawns and keeps the bishop pair with a view to a later e4.

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About the Botvinnik Variation

This position arises when Black meets 4. f3 with 4...d5 and White replies 5. a3, forcing 5...Bxc3+ 6. bxc3. After 6...c5 7. e3 O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5, White has removed the weak c4-pawn and is left with a compact c3-d4-e3 center and an isolated a3-pawn. The bishop pair and the f3-pawn support an eventual e4, which gains time against the d5-knight. Black uses the half-open d-file and the c5-pawn to pressure d4.

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