E49 — Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O ● Trait aux Noirs
Ouverture — Centre fermé
♔ Point de vue Blancs
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
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Avantages : case forte b4, case forte d4, Bd3 actif, paire de fous, colonne b.
Faiblesses adverses : Bc8 enfermé.
Problèmes : roi au centre, Bc1 enfermé, arriéré c3, isolé a3, 4 pièces non développées (G1, C1, A1, H1).
Plans :
● O-O — Mettre le roi en sécurité, connecter les tours
● Nf3 — Développer Ng1
● Bd2 — Développer Bc1
● Rb — Tour sur colonne b
Faiblesses adverses : Bc8 enfermé.
Problèmes : roi au centre, Bc1 enfermé, arriéré c3, isolé a3, 4 pièces non développées (G1, C1, A1, H1).
Plans :
● O-O — Mettre le roi en sécurité, connecter les tours
● Nf3 — Développer Ng1
● Bd2 — Développer Bc1
● Rb — Tour sur colonne b
♚ Point de vue Noirs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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Avantages : case forte e4, avant-poste e4(C).
Faiblesses adverses : arriéré c3, isolé a3, Bc1 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)
● ...dxc4 — Capture en c4, Frapper le centre adverse, [Masters 76%]
● ...Nbd7 — Développer Nb8
● ...c5 — Frapper le centre adverse, [Masters 14%]
Faiblesses adverses : arriéré c3, isolé a3, Bc1 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)
● ...dxc4 — Capture en c4, Frapper le centre adverse, [Masters 76%]
● ...Nbd7 — Développer Nb8
● ...c5 — Frapper le centre adverse, [Masters 14%]
Avantages
Faiblesses adverses
Diagonale active
Plans
-0.22 léger avantage noir. Base Masters : Blancs 32.8%, Nulles 44.2%, Noirs 23.0%.
Coups candidats
5.dxc4 (76.0% — Blancs: 29.3% | Nulles: 47.4% | Noirs: 23.3%)
5.c5 (14.2% — Blancs: 51.2% | Nulles: 27.9% | Noirs: 20.9%)
5.c6 (4.7% — Blancs: 29.6% | Nulles: 44.4% | Noirs: 25.9%)
5.b6 (4.0% — Blancs: 36.8% | Nulles: 42.6% | Noirs: 20.6%)
5.e5 (0.9% — Blancs: 25.0% | Nulles: 43.8% | Noirs: 31.2%)
5.Nc6 (0.2%)
5.c5 (14.2% — Blancs: 51.2% | Nulles: 27.9% | Noirs: 20.9%)
5.c6 (4.7% — Blancs: 29.6% | Nulles: 44.4% | Noirs: 25.9%)
5.b6 (4.0% — Blancs: 36.8% | Nulles: 42.6% | Noirs: 20.6%)
5.e5 (0.9% — Blancs: 25.0% | Nulles: 43.8% | Noirs: 31.2%)
5.Nc6 (0.2%)
auto
Analyse coup par coup — 7 demi-coups commentés
1.d4 Avancée centrale — contrôle c5, e5. Prépare c4, e4, Nc3.
1…Nf6 Contrôle e4, d5.
2.c4 Avancée centrale — contrôle b5, d5. Prépare d4, Nc3, e4.
2…e6 Avancée centrale — contrôle d5, f5. Prépare d5, Be7, Bd6.
3.Nc3 Contrôle e4, f4, c5, d5.
3…Bb4 Contrôle e4, c5, d5, f5.
4.e3 Avancée centrale — contrôle d4, f4. Prépare d4, Bd3, Be2.
1…Nf6 Contrôle e4, d5.
2.c4 Avancée centrale — contrôle b5, d5. Prépare d4, Nc3, e4.
2…e6 Avancée centrale — contrôle d5, f5. Prépare d5, Be7, Bd6.
3.Nc3 Contrôle e4, f4, c5, d5.
3…Bb4 Contrôle e4, c5, d5, f5.
4.e3 Avancée centrale — contrôle d4, f4. Prépare d4, Bd3, Be2.
Structure de pions
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Pions doublés | ● c3, ● c4 | — |
| Pions isolés | ● a3 | — |
| Arriérés | ● c3 | — |
| Chaînes | ● f2→e3, c3→d4, e3→d4 | ● e6→d5, f7→e6 |
| Passés | — | — |
| Majorité | — | — |
Cases
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Cases fortes | ● b4 (2v0), ● d4 (2v0) | ● e4 (2v1) |
| Cases faibles | — | — |
| Centre | ● d4 (2v0), ● e5 (1v0) | ● d5 (3v1), ● e4 (2v1) |
Colonnes et diagonales
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Semi-ouvertes | ● b | — |
Pièces
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Bc1 | ● Bc1 Non développé (mob. 2) | |
| Bd3 | ● Bd3 Actif (mob. 8) | |
| Bc8 | ● Bc8 Non développé (mob. 1) | |
| Paire de fous | ● Oui | Non |
| Non développées | 4 (g1, c1, 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, ● e3-e4 | ● …e6-e5 |
| Partie |
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| 1. ACP World Rapid Cup 2007 – Round 1.1 – Sokolov, Ivan. – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G1 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. a4 b6 |
| 42. Olympiad 2016 – Round 10.1 – Shankland, Sam – 1-0 – Sanikidze, Tornike – G673 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nf6 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 |
| 43. Olympiad 2018 – Round 9.8 – Hamitevici, Vladimir – 1/2-1/2 – L'Ami, Erwin – G620 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c6 8. Ne2 b6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. f3 Bb7 |
| American Cup Champ 2022 – Round 2.1 – Caruana, Fabiano – 1/2-1/2 – Sevian, Samuel – G16 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 |
| Bugojno 1980 – Round 3 – Timman, Jan H – 1/2-1/2 – Kavalek, Lubomir – G10 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Qc7 |
| Clarin 1979 – Round 7 – Petrosian, Tigran V – 1/2-1/2 – Najdorf, Miguel – G18 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Bb2 Qc7 10. Bd3 b6 |
| Credit Suisse 1997 – Round 10 – Milov, Vadim – 1/2-1/2 – Lautier, Joel – G21 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Nc6 |
| Dortmund 1998 – Round 5 – Jussupow, Artur – 1/2-1/2 – Almasi, Zoltan – G17 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Bb2 Qa5 10. Ne2 cxd4 |
| Eurotel Trophy 2002 – Round 1.1 – Khalifman, Alexander – 1-0 – Bologan, Victor – G4 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 |
| FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 1974 – Round 3 – Santos Latasa Jaime – 1/2-1/2 – Deac Bogdan-Daniel – G142 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Ne4 |
| FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 1974 – Round 4 – Cheparinov Ivan – 1/2-1/2 – Giri Anish – G180 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Bd3 Nc6 |
| FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 1974 – Round 6 – Karthikeyan Murali – 1/2-1/2 – Abdisalimov Abdimalik – G345 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 Nc6 |
| FIDE WCh KO 2001 – Round 1.1 – Milov, Vadim – 0-1 – Yermolinsky, Alex – G14 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Ne4 |
| FIDE WCh KO 2001 – Round 2.4 – Milov, Vadim – 1-0 – Polgar, Judit – G225 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 |
| FIDE World Cup 2019 – Round 1.3 – Le, Quang Liem – 1-0 – Aleksandrov Ivanchev, Aleksandar – G131 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 Nf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 |
| FIDE World Cup 2025 1974 – Round QF Classical 1 – Sam Shankland – 1/2-1/2 – Andrey Esipenko – G635 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 |
| FIDE World Cup 2025 1974 – Round R2 Classical 1 – Volodar Murzin – 0-1 – Meier Georg – G250 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 |
| FIDE World Cup 2025 1974 – Round R4 Blitz 1 – Samuel Sevian – 1-0 – Lodici Lorenzo – G599 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 |
| FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 – Round 3.2 – Milov, Vadim – 0-1 – Georgiev, Kaloyan – G122 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c5 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Qf3 cxd4 10. Qxd5 Nxd5 |
| FTX Crypto Cup 2022 – Round 2.4 – Aadvika Giri – 0-1 – Praggnanandhaa R – G29 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 |
| GCT Blitz Paris 2021 – Round 16.5 – So, Wesley – 1-0 – Firouzja, Alireza – G78 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c6 8. Ne2 b6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. f3 Ba6 |
| GCT Rapid Croatia 2021 – Round 5.3 – Duda, Jacob – 1/2-1/2 – Nepomniachtchi, Ian – G23 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 |
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| GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2017 – Round 1.1 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1-0 – Aronian, Levon – G1 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 |
| Lindores Abbey Tal Memorial 2021 – Round 1.29 – Dzagnidze, Nana – 0-1 – Moussard, Jules – G22 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Ba2 Rd8 |
| Lindores Abbey Tal Memorial 2021 – Round 14.32 – Dzagnidze, Nana – 0-1 – Kuzubov, Yuriy – G613 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 |
| Lindores Abbey Tal Memorial 2021 – Round 3.12 – Predke, Alexandr – 1-0 – Gelfand, Boris – G122 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 Nc6 |
| Manila Interzonal 1990 – Round 1 – Rechlis, Gad – 1/2-1/2 – Sax, Gyula – G3 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 e5 8. dxe5 dxc4 9. exf6 Qxd3 10. Qxd3 cxd3 |
| Milaan 1975 – Round 6 – Petrosian, Tigran A. – 1/2-1/2 – Unzicker, Wolfgang – G21 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 |
| Niksic 1983 – Round 6 – Kasparov, Garry – 1-0 – Ivanovic, Bozidar – G39 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. Bd3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne2 b6 10. f3 Re8 |
| PCA Qualifiers 1993 – Round 3 – Gulko, Boris – 1-0 – Hjartarson, Johann – G45 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 |
| PCA Qualifiers 1993 – Round 5 – Gulko, Boris – 1-0 – Lobron, Eric – G85 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 |
| Qatar Masters Open 2015 – Round 8.23 – Khismatullin, Denis – 1-0 – Ly, Moulthun – G271 1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 |
| Sparkassen GM 2009 – Round 4 – Jakovenko, Dmitry – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G10 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 |
| Superbet Blitz 2022 – Round 1.4 – So, Wesley – 0-1 – Wojtaszek, Radoslaw – G4 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 |
| Superbet Blitz 2023 – Round 9.5 – So, Wesley – 1-0 – Deac, Bogdan-Daniel – G45 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 |
| Superbet Chess Classic 1971 – Round 8 – Gukesh D – 1/2-1/2 – Giri Anish – G38 1. d4 1... Nf6 2. c4 2... e6 3. Nc3 3... Bb4 4. e3 4... O-O 5. Bd3 5... d5 6. a3 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 8... c5 9. Ne2 9... Qc7 10. Bd3 10... Nc6 |
| Superbet Classic 2021 – Round 6.2 – So, Wesley – 1/2-1/2 – Aadvika Giri – G25 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 |
| Tata Steel Chess 2025 1973 – Round 13 – Sarana Alexey – 1/2-1/2 – Mendonca Leon Luke – G84 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Qc2 b6 |
| World Blitz 2015 – Round 3.76 – Berend, Elvira – 0-1 – Motylev, Alexander – G202 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d5 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. cxd5 exd5 |
| World Blitz 2017 – Round 1.13 – Korobov, Anton – 1-0 – Alekseev, Evgeny – G5 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 Nf6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 |
| World Blitz 2017 – Round 1.22 – Rakhmanov, Aleksandr – 1-0 – Ponomariov, Ruslan – G13 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Ne2 d5 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 |
| World Blitz 2017 – Round 11.15 – Korobov, Anton – 1-0 – Socko, Bartosz – G556 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 b6 8. Ne2 Ba6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O c5 |
| World Blitz 2018 – Round 3.74 – Hakobyan, Aram – 0-1 – Inarkiev, Ernesto – G193 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c5 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 |
| World Blitz 2019 – Round 4.12 – Matlakov, Maxim – 1-0 – Mozharov, Mikhail – G235 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nf6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 |
| World Blitz 2021 – Round 11.7 – Sarana, Alexey – 0-1 – Nepomniachtchi, Ian – G684 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. Bb2 b5 |
| World Blitz 2021 – Round 15.12 – Sarana, Alexey – 1-0 – Saini Vidit – G865 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Bd3 Nc6 |
| World Blitz 2021 – Round 17.12 – Sarana, Alexey – 0-1 – Sargsyan, Shant – G980 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Bd3 b6 |
| World Blitz 2021 – Round 19.22 – Saini Vidit – 1-0 – Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel – G1100 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Bd3 Nc6 |
| World Blitz 2021 – Round 3.26 – Tologon tegin, Semetei – 0-1 – Kravtsiv, Martyn – G152 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c5 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 |
| World Blitz 2022 – Round 1.18 – Sarana, Alexey – 0-1 – Dragnev, Valentin – G10 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Bd3 Nc6 |
| World Blitz 2022 – Round 10.25 – Riazantsev, Alexander – 1-0 – Suleymanli, Aydin – G520 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 Nbd7 |
| World Blitz 2022 – Round 12.31 – Sarana, Alexey – 1-0 – Sychev, Klementy – G636 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. Bb2 b6 |
| World Blitz 2022 – Round 21.10 – Salem, A.R. Saleh – 1-0 – Grischuk, Alexander – G1097 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Bd3 Nc6 |
| World Blitz 2022 – Round 6.36 – Tabatabaei Bafghi, Mohammad – 0-1 – Sargsyan, Shant – G310 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Qc7 |
| World Blitz 2022 – Round 8.28 – Riazantsev, Alexander – 1-0 – Maghsoodloo, Parham – G411 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 c5 9. Nf3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 |
| World Blitz 2022 – Round 8.61 – Tabatabaei Bafghi, Mohammad – 0-1 – Batsuren, Dambasuren – G442 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Bd3 Rd8 |
| World Blitz 2022 – Round 9.63 – Sarana, Alexey – 1-0 – Makhnev, Denis – G496 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Bd3 e5 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 1.2 – Makhnev, Denis – 1-0 – Caruana, Fabiano – G20 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Ne2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bd3 Nc6 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 1.2 – Makhnev, Denis – 1-0 – Caruana, Fabiano – G20 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Ne2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bd3 Nc6 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 1.58 – Rojas Salas, Steven – 0-1 – Narayanan S L – G55 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Qc7 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 1.58 – Rojas Salas, Steven – 0-1 – Narayanan S L – G55 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Qc7 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 11.65 – Rojas Salas, Steven – 0-1 – Xu, Xiangyu – G662 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 14.43 – Ponomariov, Ruslan – 1-0 – Grebnev, Aleksey – G817 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Bb2 Bd7 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 15.13 – Makhnev, Denis – 0-1 – Sadhwani, Raunak – G844 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Qc7 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 2.4 – Ponomariov, Ruslan – 1-0 – Ohanyan, Emin – G118 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 2.4 – Ponomariov, Ruslan – 1-0 – Ohanyan, Emin – G118 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 21.25 – Makhnev, Denis – 1-0 – Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo – G1188 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c5 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Nf3 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 8.24 – Ponomariov, Ruslan – 1-0 – Bocharov, Dmitry – G461 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c6 8. a4 e5 9. dxe5 dxc4 10. exf6 Qxd3 |
| World Rapid 2019 – Round 6.71 – Kazhgaleyev, Murtas – 0-1 – Pashikian, Arman – G422 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 |
| World Rapid 2021 – Round 2.41 – Sarana, Alexey – 1-0 – Gajewski, Gracjan – G102 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Bd3 Nc6 |
| World Rapid 2021 – Round 4.11 – Sarana, Alexey – 1/2-1/2 – Cheparinov, Ivan – G200 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c6 8. a4 b6 9. Ba3 Re8 10. Nf3 Ba6 |
| World Rapid 2021 – Round 8.24 – Sarana, Alexey – 1/2-1/2 – Parligras, Mircea-Emilian – G459 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Bd3 b6 |
| XXIII SuperGM 2006 – Round 3 – Bacrot, Etienne – 1/2-1/2 – Vallejo Pons, Francisco – G9 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c5 9. Ne2 Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 |
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- E20-E59 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian defence, E49 - 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System, SÉRIE E
1. ACP World Rapid Cup 2007 – Round 1.1 – Sokolov, Ivan. – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G1

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- E20-E59 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian defence, E49 - 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System, SÉRIE E
43. Olympiad 2018 – Round 9.8 – Hamitevici, Vladimir – 1/2-1/2 – L’Ami, Erwin – G620

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- E20-E59 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian defence, E49 - 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System, SÉRIE E
American Cup Champ 2022 – Round 2.1 – Caruana, Fabiano – 1/2-1/2 – Sevian, Samuel – G16

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- E20-E59 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian defence, E49 - 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System, SÉRIE E
Eurotel Trophy 2002 – Round 1.1 – Khalifman, Alexander – 1-0 – Bologan, Victor – G4

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- E20-E59 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian defence, E49 - 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System, SÉRIE E
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 1974 – Round 3 – Santos Latasa Jaime – 1/2-1/2 – Deac Bogdan-Daniel – G142
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- E20-E59 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian defence, E49 - 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System, SÉRIE E
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 1974 – Round 4 – Cheparinov Ivan – 1/2-1/2 – Giri Anish – G180
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- E20-E59 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian defence, E49 - 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System, SÉRIE E
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 1974 – Round 6 – Karthikeyan Murali – 1/2-1/2 – Abdisalimov Abdimalik – G345
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