Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Keres Defense

E32

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6

How it went

48 ours · 2,368 masters

White wins 44% Draws 21% Black wins 35%

Continuations

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

Master games

Kramnik, Vladimir — Kasparov, Garry 1/2-1/2 · 2000
Kasparov, Garry — Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 · 2003
Kasparov, Garry — Psakhis, Lev 1-0 · 1998
Ivanchuk, Vasyl — Kasparov, Garry 1/2-1/2 · 1998
Kasparov, Garry — Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 · 1998

Games in Spain

Santos Latasa,J (2656) — Kovalev,Vl (2603) 1-0
Bluebaum,M (2643) — Yuffa,D (2654) 1-0
Ajay,Karthikeyan (2429) — Pichot,A (2642) 1-0
Kim,Se (2295) — Pichot,A (2630) 1-0
Shipov,S (2541) — Pichot,A (2625) 1-0
Bok,B (2615) — Iturrizaga Bonelli,Eduardo (2617) 0-1
Papasimakopoulos,Alexandros (2409) — Iturrizaga Bonelli,Eduardo (2617) 0-1
Alonso Rosell,A (2556) — Van Wely,L (2607) 0-1

This line is also written

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 Qc2 O-O 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 Qxc3 b6
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qc2 O-O a3 Bxc3+ Qxc3 b6
d4, Nf6, c4, e6, Nc3, Bb4, Qc2, O-O, a3, Bxc3+, Qxc3, b6