Chess: Understanding the Nimzo-Indian Defense Part V

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e3 c5 5 Bd3 O-O
6 Nf3 d5 7 O-O dxc4 8 Bxc4 Nbd7 9 Qe2 a6
10 a3 Ba5 11 Bd3 b5 12 b4 cxb4 13 axb4
13 ... Bxb4 14 Nxb5 Bb7 15 Ba3 Bxa3
16 Nxa3 Line



What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Nimzo-Indian Defense Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-nimzo-indian.html
Chess: Understanding the Nimzo-Indian Defense Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-nimzo-indian_06.html
Chess: Understanding the Nimzo-Indian Defense Part III
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-nimzo-_115223100226806216.html
Chess: Understanding the Nimzo-Indian Defense Part IV
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-nimzo-indian_14.html
Chess: Understanding the Nimzo-Indian Defense Part VI
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-nimzo-indian_05.html

1 d4



1 ... Nf6



2 c4



2 ... e6



3 Nc3



3 ... Bb4



4 e3



4 ... c5



4 ... O-O
4 ... b6
4 ... d5
4 ... Nc6
4 ... Bxc3+
4 ... Ne4
4 ... d6
4 ... c6
4 ... a6
4 ... Qe7

5 Bd3



5 Nge2
5 Nf3
5 a3
5 Qc2
5 Qb3
5 Bd2
5 dxc5

5 ... O-O



5 ... Nc6
5 ... d5
5 ... b6
5 ... cxd4
5 ... Bxc3+

6 Nf3



6 Nge2
6 a3
6 d5

6 ... d5



6 ... b6
6 ... Nc6
6 ... cxd4
6 ... d6
6 ... Bxc3+

7 O-O



7 cxd5
7 a3
7 Qc2

7 ... dxc4



7 ... Nc6
7 ... cxd4
7 ... Nbd7
7 ... b6
7 ... Bd7

8 Bxc4



8 ... Nbd7



8 ... Nc6
8 ... cxd4
8 ... Qe7
8 ... b6
8 ... a6
8 ... Bd7

9 Qe2



9 a3
9 Bd3
9 Qb3
9 Qd3
9 Bd2
9 Ne2
9 a4
9 Bb3
9 Ne5

9 ... a6



9 ... b6
9 ... cxd4
9 ... Qe7

10 a3



10 a4
10 Bd3
10 Rd1

10 ... Ba5



10 ... cxd4

11 Bd3



11 Rd1
11 a4
11 Ba2
11 dxc5

11 ... b5



11 ... Qe7
11 ... Bc7
11 ... cxd4
11 ... h6

12 b4



12 Ne4

12 ... cxb4



12 ... cxd4

13 axb4



13 Nxb5

13 ... Bxb4



14 Nxb5



14 ... Bb7



15 Ba3



15 Rb1

15 ... Bxa3



16 Nxa3



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