Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Botvinnik Variation

E24

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. e3 O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5

How it went

4 ours · 10 masters

White wins 50% Draws 0% Black wins 50%

Continuations

This line has no named subvariations in the catalogue. It is a branch end.

Master games

Nakamura, Hikaru — Radjabov, Teimour 0-1 · 2014
Yoo, Christopher Woojin — Harikrishna, P. 1/2-1/2 · 2022
Costachi, Mihnea — Istratescu, Andrei 1/2-1/2 · 2017
Costachi, Mihnea — Istr??escu, Andrei 1/2-1/2 · 2017
Salem, A.R. Saleh — Munkhgal, Gombosuren 1/2-1/2 · 2013

Games in Spain

Venkatesan,Kavin (2186) — Khamrakulov,I (2392) 0-1
Prohorov,Olexandr (2086) — Bruned,Y (2286) 1-0
Del Amo Carbo,J (2115) — Cervello Tost,Ferran (2232) 0-1
Garcia Alvarez,Diego (2124) — Conde,Ad (2015) 1-0

This line is also written

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.e3 O-O 8.cxd5 Nxd5
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 f3 d5 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 bxc3 c5 7 e3 O-O 8 cxd5 Nxd5
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 f3 d5 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 c5 e3 O-O cxd5 Nxd5
d4, Nf6, c4, e6, Nc3, Bb4, f3, d5, a3, Bxc3+, bxc3, c5, e3, O-O, cxd5, Nxd5