Nimzowitsch Defense
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The basic position of the Nimzowitsch defense after 1.… Nb8 – c6
The Nimzowitsch defense is an opening of the game of chess . It is one of the semi-open games . Your ECO code is B00.
The basic position of this opening arises after the moves 1. e2 – e4 Nb8 – c6.
The most frequent and at the same time strongest continuation is now 2. d2 – d4, whereupon the strongest black move is 2.… d5. This shows the purpose of the jumper move: To remain flexible in the center for the time being, and then finally to carry out a counter-attack. This move was also played by Nimzowitsch himself. White then has 3 options:
3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 (Nb4 was threatened, along with c5) e6 5. Nf3 and here the black setup is reminiscent of the French defense , with the difference that the pawn on c7 was not advanced, but the white-squared bishop was developed is.
3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 0–0–0, after which the position is reminiscent of the Scandinavian defense . Here Black already has the initiative, as he is exerting a lot of pressure on d4, which is why White is not advised to use this variant.
3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Ne5 5. Qd4 Ng6 6. Qxe4 Nf6 7. Bb5 + c6. This sequence of moves still offers the white man the best opportunities, although this position is also roughly balanced.
Paradoxically, 2. Ng1 – f3 e7 – e5 is a critical variant from a psychological point of view, as Black intends to bypass analyzed variants with his first move , whereas in this variant the usual openings of the Königsspringer game can be achieved by changing moves . A transition to the Alekhine defense is still possible with 2.… Nf6. However, the knight on the black kingside is usually not developed that early.
2. Nb1 – c3 e7 – e5 ( Viennese game with 2.… Nb8 – c6) 3. Ng1 – f3 ( three knights game ) Ng8 – f6 can also be played. Then 4. Bf1 – b5 (transition to the four knight game , ECO C48), 4. Bf1 – c4 (transition to the two knight game followed by 4. Nb1 – c3, ECO C55) or 4. d2 – d4.
The sequence of moves is named after Aaron Nimzowitsch , one of the world's top players in the early 20th century . Since it was previously played by the otherwise rather unknown German player Eduard Fischer (1831-1897), the term Fischer-Nimzowitsch defense is occasionally used . Unlike the Nimzowitsch Indian defense , which is part of the standard repertoire of many top players, the Nimzowitsch defense at grandmaster level is very rare these days.
literature
- Alexei Suetin : French to Nimzowitsch opening . Sportverlag, Berlin 1982.
- Harald Keilhack, Rainer Schlenker: 1.… Nc6! from all locations . Kania, Schwieberdingen 2003, ISBN 3-931192-01-6 .
- Jerzy Konikowski : crash course of chess openings , Vol. 1: Theory . Joachim Beyer Verlag, Hollfeld, 4th edition, 2001, ISBN 3-88805-293-9 .
Web links
- Chess Notes 9484 , September 15, 2015 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ e.g. in Georg Deppe: Die Fischer-Nimzowitsch-Defense , Heidelberg 1979.