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Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 (E18)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 b6 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Be7 6 O-O O-O
7 Nc3

Number of games in database: 876
Years covered: 1920 to 2024
Overall record:
   White wins 43.2%
   Black wins 21.0%
   Draws 35.8%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Jan Smejkal  8 games
Attila Kiss  6 games
Jan Adamski  5 games
Leonid Yudasin  12 games
Erald Dervishi  11 games
Anatoly Karpov  7 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Euwe vs Capablanca, 1938
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1964
H Heinicke vs P A Seitz, 1934
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923
V Chekhover vs Botvinnik, 1932
Browne vs Karpov, 1977
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 page 1 of 36; games 1-25 of 876  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov 0-1231920GothenburgE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
2. A Nimzowitsch vs Saemisch 1-0541923CopenhagenE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
3. Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch 0-1251923CopenhagenE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
4. Bogoljubov vs A Nimzowitsch 1-0871923KarlsbadE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
5. K Havasi vs V Vukovic  0-1581924GyorE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
6. Saemisch vs A Haida 1-0301925MarienbadE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
7. R Grau vs B H Villegas  1-0581925MontevideoE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
8. S Takacs vs G Nagy  1-0201926Budapest 1st FIDE MastersE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
9. Colle vs Gruenfeld  ½-½251926MeranoE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
10. J Lokvenc vs T Gruber  ½-½311927Trebitsch MemorialE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
11. L Prokes vs B Thelen 1-0231927Prague EvonyE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
12. A Eva vs J Ratner  0-1401927Scarborough Major Section BE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
13. A Vajda vs Gruenfeld  ½-½171927KecskemetE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
14. Pirc vs V Agapjejev  1-0161927Yugoslav Amateur ChampionshipE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
15. A Teller vs Kmoch  0-1301928BrnoE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
16. M L Hanauer vs F Reinfeld 1-0231928Marshall CC ChampionshipE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
17. Euwe vs S Landau 1-0461931Euwe - LandauE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
18. Koltanowski vs H T Reeve  1-0321932BCF-ch Major Open E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
19. V Chekhover vs Botvinnik 0-1341932Leningrad ChampionshipE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
20. S Khan vs R Blow 1-0391932Middlesex - Staffordshire County m (sf)E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
21. S Khan vs R Michell  0-1391933Hastings 1932/33E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
22. S Belavenets vs Botvinnik ½-½401934LeningradE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
23. K Sterk vs P Frydman  ½-½401934UjpestE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
24. H Heinicke vs P A Seitz 1-0121934GER-ch tt qualE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
25. L Bayer vs M Broeder  0-1731934Yugoslav Amateur ChampionshipE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-18-04  Knight13: This is a wierd way to control the center for Black.
Oct-18-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Chessical: <Knight13> This is a standard hypermodern small centre, see "My System" by Aron Nimzowitsch.
Oct-19-04  Knight13: <Chessical> A "standard hypermodern small centre"? I didn't know that. Thanks for letting me know.

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