E36e — Nimzo-Indian: Classical, Noa, 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 O-O
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 O-O * ○ Trait aux Blancs
Ouverture — Centre fermé
♔ Point de vue Blancs
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
Avantages : case forte b4, paire de fous.
Faiblesses adverses : Bc8 enfermé.
Problèmes : roi au centre, Bc1 enfermé, Bf1 enfermé, arriéré b2, 5 pièces non développées (G1, C1, F1, A1, H1).
Plans :
● O-O — Mettre le roi en sécurité, connecter les tours
● e4 — Centre d4+e4, menace e5, libère Bf1
● Nf3 — Développer Ng1
● Bg5 — Clouer Nf6
Faiblesses adverses : Bc8 enfermé.
Problèmes : roi au centre, Bc1 enfermé, Bf1 enfermé, arriéré b2, 5 pièces non développées (G1, C1, F1, A1, H1).
Plans :
● O-O — Mettre le roi en sécurité, connecter les tours
● e4 — Centre d4+e4, menace e5, libère Bf1
● Nf3 — Développer Ng1
● Bg5 — Clouer Nf6
♚ Point de vue Noirs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
Avantages : case forte e4.
Faiblesses adverses : arriéré b2, Bc1 enfermé, Bf1 enfermé, roi blanc au centre.
Problèmes : Bc8 enfermé, 3 pièces non développées (B8, C8, A8).
Plans :
● ...Bd7 — PRIORITÉ: libérer le Bc8 (...Bd7, b6+Bb7, ...Bf5)
● ...Nbd7 — Développer Nb8
● ...e5 — Rupture
Faiblesses adverses : arriéré b2, Bc1 enfermé, Bf1 enfermé, roi blanc au centre.
Problèmes : Bc8 enfermé, 3 pièces non développées (B8, C8, A8).
Plans :
● ...Bd7 — PRIORITÉ: libérer le Bc8 (...Bd7, b6+Bb7, ...Bf5)
● ...Nbd7 — Développer Nb8
● ...e5 — Rupture
Avantages
Faiblesses adverses
Diagonale active
Plans
Structure de pions
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Pions doublés | — | — |
| Pions isolés | — | — |
| Arriérés | ● b2 | — |
| Chaînes | ● b2→a3 | ● e6→d5, f7→e6 |
| Passés | — | — |
| Majorité | — | — |
Cases
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Cases fortes | ● b4 (2v0) | ● e4 (2v0) |
| Cases faibles | — | — |
| Centre | ● d4 (1v0), ● e5 (1v0) | ● d5 (3v1), ● e4 (2v0) |
Colonnes et diagonales
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs |
Pièces
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Bc1 | ● Bc1 Non développé (mob. 5) | |
| Bf1 | ● Bf1 Non développé (mob. 0) | |
| Bc8 | ● Bc8 Non développé (mob. 1) | |
| Paire de fous | ● Oui | Non |
| Non développées | 5 (g1, c1, f1, a1, h1) | 3 (b8, c8, a8) |
Sécurité du roi
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Statut | ● Au centre ! | ● Roqué |
| Droits de roque | O-O / O-O-O | — |
Thèmes
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Phase | Ouverture | |
| Centre | fermé | |
| Ruptures | ● c4-c5 | ● …e6-e5 |
| Partie |
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| GCT Rapid Paris 2018 – Round 6.4 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – 1/2-1/2 – Caruana, Fabiano – G29 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 |
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| Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 – Round 4.7 – Riazantsev, Alexander – 1/2-1/2 – Tomashevsky, Evgeny – G34 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 |
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| Saint Louis Blitz 2017 – Round 15.5 – Kasparov, Garry – 1/2-1/2 – Anand, Viswanathan – G75 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. h4 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 |
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| Saint Louis Blitz 2018 – Round 13.1 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – 1-0 – Caruana, Fabiano – G61 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
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| Saint Louis Rapid 2021 – Round 2.1 – Rapport, Richard – 1/2-1/2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – G6 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
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| Sparkassen GM 2009 – Round 10 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1/2-1/2 – Bacrot, Etienne – G28 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Be2 c5 |
| Sparkassen GM 2009 – Round 3 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G7 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 c5 |
| SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 – Round 27.5 – Ivanchuk, Vasyl – 0-1 – Leko, Peter – G210 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 |
| Superbet Classic 2021 – Round 9.4 – Lupulescu, Constantin – 1/2-1/2 – So, Wesley – G40 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| Superbet Classic 2022 – Round 9.5 – Rapport, Richard – 1/2-1/2 – Nepomniachtchi, Ian – G44 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qc1 Nbd7 |
| Tal Memorial 2009 – Round 1 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G1 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. cxd5 Ne4 8. Qc2 exd5 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. e3 Re8 |
| Tal Memorial 2009 – Round 3 – Morozevich, Alexander – 0-1 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G9 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 |
| Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 – Round 1.3 – Morozevich, Alexander – 0-1 – Leko, Peter – G3 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 – Round 3.4 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1/2-1/2 – Giri, Anish – G16 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. b4 Bxc4 10. Bxc4 dxc4 |
| Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 – Round 13.4 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1/2-1/2 – Ding, Liren – G63 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. e4 Nf6 |
| Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 – Round 17.4 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1/2-1/2 – So, Wesley – G83 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. e4 Nf6 |
| USA Ch 2022 – Round 3.7 – Shankland, Sam – 1/2-1/2 – Niemann, Hans Moke – G20 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qc1 Bb7 |
| USA Ch 2022 – Round 4.5 – Niemann, Hans Moke – 0-1 – Caruana, Fabiano – G25 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nc6 |
| World Blitz 2009 – Round 20 – Ivanchuk, Vasyl – 1-0 – Karpov, Anatoly – G201 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Be2 c5 |
| World Blitz 2009 – Round 20 – Morozevich, Alexander – 1-0 – Grischuk, Alexander – G200 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 c5 8. dxc5 d4 9. Qg3 Nc6 10. O-O-O e5 |
| World Blitz 2009 – Round 25 – Morozevich, Alexander – 1-0 – Karpov, Anatoly – G255 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 c5 8. dxc5 d4 9. Qg3 Nc6 10. O-O-O e5 |
| World Blitz 2009 – Round 27 – Bareev, Evgeny – 0-1 – Anand, Viswanathan – G277 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 |
| World Blitz 2009 – Round 4 – Karpov, Anatoly – 1/2-1/2 – Morozevich, Alexander – G33 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qc2 h6 |
| World Blitz 2021 – Round 12.4 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1/2-1/2 – Grischuk, Alexander – G722 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 |
| World Blitz 2021 – Round 2.47 – Parligras, Mircea-Emilian – 1/2-1/2 – Gelfand, Boris – G104 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Bb7 10. e3 Nbd7 |
| World Blitz 2021 – Round 4.26 – Gareyev, Timur – 1/2-1/2 – Gelfand, Boris – G214 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. b4 c5 10. bxc5 bxc5 |
| World Blitz 2022 – Round 2.70 – Gareyev, Timur – 1-0 – Kostenko, Petr – G117 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. b3 c5 10. Be2 cxd4 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 16.2 – Artemiev, Vladislav – 1-0 – Aronian, Levon – G909 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nc6 |
| World Rapid 2019 – Round 6.31 – Dreev, Aleksey – 1/2-1/2 – Gelfand, Boris – G387 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nc6 |
| World Rapid 2021 – Round 2.2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1/2-1/2 – Van Foreest, Jorden – G79 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 |
| World Rapid 2021 – Round 2.29 – Gareyev, Timur – 1-0 – Gukesh D – G89 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Be2 c5 |
| World Rapid 2021 – Round 3.79 – Zilka, Stepan – 1/2-1/2 – Holm, Kristian Stuvik – G195 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 c5 8. cxd5 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qh4 Qa5+ |
| World Rapid 2021 – Round 9.26 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – 1-0 – Piorun, Kacper – G522 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. dxc5 d4 10. Qf3 Nbd7 |












