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page 1 of 33; games 1-25 of 803  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Nimzowitsch vs O Zimmermann   1-0 31 1931 Swiss Championship E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. Flohr vs Nimzowitsch 0-1 64 1931 Bled E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. Flohr vs Milner-Barry 1-0 25 1932 London E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. Menchik vs Milner-Barry 1-0 31 1932 Cambridge E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. Sultan Khan vs Milner-Barry 1-0 56 1932 Cambridge Premier E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. A Staehelin vs H Johner   ½-½ 41 1932 Berne E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. G Goldberg vs G Miasoedov   1-0 25 1932 Leningrad Championship E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. Flohr vs C H Alexander ½-½ 69 1933 Hastings 1932/33 E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. Chodera vs Pelikan   1-0 41 1934 Kautsky mem 9th E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. Lilienthal vs Milner-Barry 1-0 30 1934 Hastings 1933/34 E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. Stoltz vs Nimzowitsch 0-1 50 1934 Copenhagen Skakforbund E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. S Belavenets vs Ragozin 1-0 39 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 13. Capablanca vs Milner-Barry 1-0 51 1934 Hastings 1934/35 E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. V Mikenas vs Tartakower 0-1 42 1935 Lodz E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. Flohr vs P Romanovsky 1-0 69 1935 Moscow E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 16. Spielmann vs P Romanovsky   1-0 76 1935 Moscow E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. Reshevsky vs Milner-Barry   ½-½ 61 1935 Margate E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. M Feigin vs W Michel   1-0 37 1935 Warsaw Olympiad E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. M Feigin vs H Mueller   1-0 37 1935 Warsaw Olympiad E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 20. Alekhine vs Makarczyk / Najdorf ½-½ 48 1935 Consultation game E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 21. M Feigin vs P Frydman   1-0 30 1935 Hakoah club E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. Euwe vs Alekhine ½-½ 18 1935 Alekhine - Euwe World Championship Match E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 23. Botvinnik vs Ragozin 1-0 26 1936 Training Game E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 24. P Trifunovic vs Kostic   1-0 46 1936 Novi Sad E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 25. E Gereben vs Najdorf   1-0 50 1936 Budapest E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical  page 1 of 33; games 1-25 of 803

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Dec-04-03    refutor: i imagine the popularity of this line has dropped immensely because modern players aren't so quick to block their c-pawn in queen's pawn openings? Dec-04-03    Benjamin Lau: Yes, that's probably one big reason. The main exception to this rule though in the Nimzo Indian (when it is OK to block your c-pawn) is when your opponent plays 4. Qb3. Then modern theory suggests 4...Nc6 to protect the bishop instead of 4...c5, which gives black a problematic backward pawn. But in spite of this, ...c5 is still the more common move and even Reuben Fine who condemned ...c5 in his book Ideas Behind the Chess Openings played it occasionally so it's probably not that much worse. Dec-25-04    bensoni: Also, remember that a many players are not getting to this position via the specified move order anymore. Benjamin, Yermolinsky among others are getting here via the Black Knights Tango, e.g., 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Qc2 Bb4 or 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qc2 d6 and so on, instead of a move order involving 4...Nc6. Aug-20-05    Dudley: This is the line featured in a repertoire book Chess Openings for Black Explained by Alburt, Dzindzichashvili, etc. The idea seems to be to choose similar lines to the Bogo Indian which is the sister opening in case of 3. Nf3. Sep-13-11    ProjectR: When i see any chess video's on youtube,the 4.Qc2 move is always described as "Kasparovs pet move" or something similar.. And how come all the greats have moves/gambits/openings etc..named after them,yet im unaware of any named after Kasparov..And the popularity graph shows a steep decline in this opening played by top GM's...why ?? I dont mind this opening at all,iv had some really good games with it... Sep-13-11    nummerzwei: <ProjectR: When i see any chess video's on youtube,the 4.Qc2 move is always described as "Kasparovs pet move" or something similar.. And how come all the greats have moves/gambits/openings etc..named after them,yet im unaware of any named after Kasparov..And the popularity graph shows a steep decline in this opening played by top GM's...why ?? I dont mind this opening at all,iv had some really good games with it...> Note that this ECO code is for 4.Qc2 Nc6 only. Other lines after 4.Qc2 are more popular today. As regards opening lines named after Kasparov, the reason is simply that he's a relatively modern player. When he was active, a lot of variations had already been named after other people. Sep-15-11    ProjectR: <nummerzwei> thanks for you above post and help

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