Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Romanovsky Variation

E25

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5 f5

How it went

5 ours · 104 masters

White wins 20% Draws 40% Black wins 40%

Continuations

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

Master games

Ding Liren — Xu Jun 1-0 · 2022
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar — Ivanchuk, Vasyl 0-1 · 2017
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar — Wang, Hao 0-1 · 2017
Anand, Viswanathan — Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 · 2008
Eljanov, Pavel — Mchedlishvili, Mikheil 1/2-1/2 · 2010

Games in Spain

Maiorov,N1 (2495) — Gago Padreny,I (2289) 0-1
Perez Bolanos,David (2053) — Sanz Wawer,Daniel (2397) 0-1
Rebollo Montes,Bernardo (2074) — Sanz Wawer,Daniel (2376) 1/2-1/2
Rebollo Montes, Bernardo (2074) — Sanz Wawer, Daniel (2376) 1/2-1/2
Grabuzova,T (2223) — Fernandez Rivero,Karla July (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.cxd5 Nxd5 8.dxc5 f5
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 f3 d5 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 bxc3 c5 7 cxd5 Nxd5 8 dxc5 f5
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 f3 d5 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 c5 cxd5 Nxd5 dxc5 f5
d4, Nf6, c4, e6, Nc3, Bb4, f3, d5, a3, Bxc3+, bxc3, c5, cxd5, Nxd5, dxc5, f5