Sämisch Variation, Romanovsky Variation
- 1.d4Nf6
- 2.c4e6
- 3.Nc3Bb4
- 4.f3d5
- 5.a3Bxc3+
- 6.bxc3c5
- 7.cxd5Nxd5
- 8.dxc5f5
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A rare Sämisch Nimzo-Indian line in which Black, temporarily a pawn down, plays ...f5 to stop e4 and target White's broken queenside pawns.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Romanovsky Variation
The Romanovsky Variation arises from the 4. f3 (Kmoch) move order: 4...d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5. Black does not hurry to regain the c5-pawn and plays 8...f5, which rules out e4 and keeps the knight secure on d5. White is a pawn up, but the isolated pawns on a3, c3 and c5 give Black clear targets for recovering it. The line is rarely seen.
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