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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein DefenseE59

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense is the source catalogue’s name for the exact position reached by the move order below. It is filed under ECO E59, in volume E (Indian defenses and other 1.d4 Nf6 systems).

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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 Nc6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qc2
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Position after 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 Nc6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qc2 — Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense
ECO code
E59
Opening family
Nimzo-Indian Defense
Recorded half-moves
21
Last numbered move
11
Side to move
Black
Castling rights
No castling rights remain
Material
Material is level
FEN
r1b2rk1/ppq2ppp/2n1pn2/2p5/2BP4/P1P1PN2/2Q2PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 5 11

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