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Date: 07 Mar 2006 13:59:39
From: Rik
Subject: Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad Variation
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I'd like to know if anyone is familiar with this defense, which is
characterized by the following moving moves:
1) d4 Nf6 2) c4 e6 3) Nc3 Bb4 5) Bg5 ...
What are black's main goals, what are important squares (amongst c4), does
black keep the game closed coz he's likely to trade his B for a N, and what
is/are black's most important minor piece(s), (light squared B?) ?
I'd like to know the basic ideas of both sides.
Many thanks in advance
Sincerely,
Rick
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Date: 10 Mar 2006 22:41:11
From: James
Subject: Re: Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad Variation
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Rik wrote :
> I'd like to know if anyone is familiar with this defense, which is
> characterized by the following moving moves:
> 1) d4 Nf6 2) c4 e6 3) Nc3 Bb4 5) Bg5 ...
> What are black's main goals, what are important squares (amongst c4), does
> black keep the game closed coz he's likely to trade his B for a N, and what
> is/are black's most important minor piece(s), (light squared B?) ?
> I'd like to know the basic ideas of both sides.
>
> Many thanks in advance
> Sincerely,
> Rick
>
>
Some stats about it:
http://www.chess-lovers.org/scid/e30.html
Hope it helps
James
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Date: 08 Mar 2006 10:24:55
From: richard stanz
Subject: Re: Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad Variation
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I'll take a shot. As Black, you should generally:
1. Take on c3 to double White's pawns.
2. Keep the center closed.
3. Put your pawns on dark squares (..c5, ..d6, ..e5, ..h6, ..g5) to
fix the double c-pawns and to keep the light square diagonals open for
your remaining bishop.
4. Be on the lookout for opportunities to play ..e5-..e4. I know e4
is a light square, but the pawn here doesn't impede Black's bishop,
this advance gains space in the center and it frees the ..e5 square for
the Knight or Queen.
5. After chasing the Bg5 with ..h6 and ..g5, Black can sometimes use
those pawns to attack on the kingside. If so, its pretty common to
walk the King over to the Q-side, where it is relatively safe despite
the open b-file.
Good luck
Richard Stanz
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