Chess Opening Secrets Revealed*: Sep 5, 2006

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Chess: Understanding the Nimzo-Indian Defense Part VI

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e3 b6 5 Nge2 Ba6
6 Ng3 Bxc3+ 7 bxc3 d5 8 Ba3 Bxc4 9 Bxc4 dxc4
10 Qa4+ Qd7 11 Qxc4 11 ... Qc6 12 Qxc6+ Nxc6
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 V
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-nimzo-indian.html

1 d4

1 ... Nf6

2 c4

2 ... e6

3 Nc3

3 ... Bb4

4 e3

4 ... b6

4 ... O-O
4 ... c5
4 ... d5
4 ... Nc6
4 ... Bxc3+
4 ... Ne4
4 ... d6
4 ... c6
4 ... a6
4 ... Qe7

5 Nge2

5 Bd3
5 Nf3
5 f3
5 Bd2
5 Qc2
5 a3
5 Qf3

5 ... Ba6

5 ... c5
5 ... Ne4
5 ... Bb7
5 ... O-O

6 Ng3

6 Ng3
6 a3
6 Nf4

6 ... Bxc3+

6 ... O-O
6 ... h5
6 ... c5

7 bxc3

7 ... d5

7 ... O-O

8 Ba3

8 Qf3
8 f3
8 cxd5

8 ... Bxc4

8 ... dxc4
8 ... h5

9 Bxc4

9 ... dxc4

10 Qa4+

10 O-O
10 e4

10 ... Qd7

11 Qxc4

11 ... Qc6

11 ... h5

12 Qxc6+

12 ... Nxc6

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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