Spielmann Variation, Carlsbad Variation
- 1.d4Nf6
- 2.c4e6
- 3.Nc3Bb4
- 4.Qb3c5
- 5.dxc5Nc6
- 6.Nf3Ne4
- 7.Bd2Nxd2
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Line of the Nimzo-Indian Spielmann Variation in which Black meets 7. Bd2 with 7...Nxd2, taking the bishop pair against White's doubled c-pawns.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Carlsbad Variation
The Carlsbad Variation arises after 4. Qb3 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bd2, when Black plays 7...Nxd2. The Stahlberg Variation, 7...Nxc5, recovers the pawn at once with gain of time against the queen. The Carlsbad instead trades the e4-knight for White's dark-squared bishop and secures the bishop pair. White's extra pawn sits on doubled c-pawns on c4 and c5, while Black has open lines on the half-open c- and d-files.
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