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Nimzo-Indian [E20-59]
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QID
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Queen's Indian [E12-E19]
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Bogo-Indian
Bogo-Indian
[E11] & Keres Defence 2...Bb4+ [A40]
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Tango
Tango
Two Knights Tango [A50]
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Modern Benoni
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[A60-79]
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Weird Benonis
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Czech Benoni, Schmid Benoni, Snake Benoni [A40, A43-44 & A60]
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Nimzo and Benonis Nimzo and Benonis
Benoni, Nimzo, QI, Bogo, etc. [A40, A43-44, A50, A56, A60-A79 & E10-59] with GM John Emms
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Help
Hey, i need a little help.
I  am having an atrocious score against the nimzo -queen hybid. Can anyone recomend a good system against it as white?
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nf3 b6 Nc3 Bb4..then what syste...

Started 07/08/05 at 15:57:23 by Valiantangel (Guest)
9 6542 Last Post 08/17/05 at 22:43:26
By: bravehoptoad
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Palliser's Benoni Book
Has anyone read this yet?  Any opinions?

Started 04/09/05 at 17:24:39 by Benoni
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By: IMRichardPalliser
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Nimzo/Bogo move order question
What is the best way for a nimzo/bogo player to respond to 1. c4 and 1.Nf3.    What other defenses should I know that would be complementary.  I'm thinking QGD Tartokower but not really sure as the ni...

Started 04/18/05 at 02:31:34 by harrah
2 2857 Last Post 04/19/05 at 05:25:05
By: Willempie
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f5 in the NI / QI ?
I play since 2 years the Dutch (Leningrad variation) against d4.
I score fine with it and I like the positions, but honestly speaking I am sometimes concerned if I dont take too much risk with th...

Started 02/23/05 at 21:56:52 by Luisa (Guest)
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By: R.B. (Guest)
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Clarendon Court like variation
I have some thought on a variation that is a bit like the Clarendon Court Defense: 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 f5, the main differences to the Clarendon Court are of course that white ...

Started 11/18/04 at 12:52:52 by Bonsai
1 2743 Last Post 12/23/04 at 03:07:33
By: Inigo (Guest)
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Nimzo-Queen Indian
Hello
I'm a new entry of this forum.
I'm looking for a defence against 1.d4. I use to play queen's gambit refused-orthodox variation but it's a bit passive and also a bit boring. I like clos...

Started 12/20/04 at 19:06:20 by lestat
5 4474 Last Post 12/21/04 at 19:28:43
By: John Cox (Guest)
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Move 2 in Nimzo
Hi everyone,
I'm a relative beginner to the Nimzo, but after reading a bit about it I've tried it in internet games over the last couple of weeks only to discover a move 2 problem.  Many of the p...

Started 08/21/04 at 13:17:28 by Scott Rex (Guest)
2 3207 Last Post 08/22/04 at 16:34:08
By: Scott Rex (Guest)
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Question for Queen's Indian / Bogo - Indian player
Which of these two systems is stronger vs. Indian systems?
Torre Attack 
 
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 
…c5 4. e3 
…Be7 4. Nbd2 
…d5 4. Nbd2 
 
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 ...

Started 05/31/04 at 17:54:34 by FusterCluck
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By: FusterCluck
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I cannot really understand why
I cannot really understand why the saemish variation is totally absent from the benoni site.
Not a slight mention in the ebook too.

Started 09/11/03 at 15:48:10 by buffos
2 3745 Last Post 03/29/04 at 05:11:19
By: GMJohnEmms
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A dynamic repertoire with the nimzo and the QID
Hi everyone!
As I am changing my whole black repertoire, I have started to look at the Nimzo/QID complex vs d4.
And, I always thought that the QID was not a really dynamic opening (reliable,...

Started 11/08/03 at 14:39:30 by krugman
1 3366 Last Post 03/28/04 at 00:14:53
By: Glenn Snow
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QID/Nimzo Hybrid
Okay...let's say black enjoys the QID but dislikes the Nimzo...
1.d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 b6!? 
Is anything known about this move?  Does theory say that this is an acceptable alternative?  The diff...

Started 12/01/03 at 21:02:36 by nexirae
1 2985 Last Post 12/01/03 at 18:12:04
By: AmateurDragoneer
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Updates
The Nimzo & Benoni Systems December Update, and 3 updated eBooks, with GM John Emms, have just been posted at http://www.chesspublishing.com/

Started 01/28/03 at 00:30:26 by yaltmax
7 6337 Last Post 08/12/03 at 09:13:27
By: yaltmax
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Nimzo-Indian Huebner Variation Books
Are there any fairly recent good repertoire books from Black's point of view, advocating the Nimzo-Indian Huebner Variation vs. Rubinstein's 4.e3? Thank you.

Started 09/18/20 at 19:53:49 by grandpatzer
8 5487 Last Post 09/28/20 at 07:55:42
By: nestor
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anti Nimzo/Benoni 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Nf3
Hi guys; I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but I posted this topic right before the forums took a crap. 
 
As White, I play the Catalan against QGD setups and the Saemisch, Averbakh, ...

Started 12/01/05 at 17:48:08 by ErictheRed
7 7259 Last Post 12/04/05 at 15:48:13
By: ErictheRed
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Queens Indian v. Bogo Indian
For my chess career I have almost always played the Budapest Fajarowicz and the Slav against the 2.nf3 move order.  I am trying to move into something more solid, so I now play the Nimzo-Indian and am...

Started 11/24/05 at 22:32:26 by Sterling (Guest)
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By: Excalibur
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Why is this forum less active than others?
It seems really odd to me that this forum section is much less active than most of the others at chesspub.  The only forum that has less posts is the KID forum.  The KID forum only covers 1 defense to...

Started 02/04/09 at 14:24:19 by Eclectico
7 5362 Last Post 02/06/09 at 12:42:07
By: Willempie
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Black resources for 1. d4 Cf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5
I have two recent resources for this line, albeit when White continues with the main Fianchetto Benoni variant with 4. d5: the book by Thinkers and the Modern Chess database by Marin Part I. Are there...

Started 01/31/18 at 05:02:00 by Leon_Trotsky
1 3992 Last Post 01/31/18 at 06:52:10
By: Stigma
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No updates since march
Hi fellows,
I'm a bit disappointed with this issue(No updates since march). As far as I remember, it was supposed that monthly updates would be provided... Am I wrong?
Is there a way to exch...

Started 05/30/24 at 04:48:36 by Cmarcolino
1 1206 Last Post 05/31/24 at 11:34:34
By: GMTonyKosten
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Good book(s) about the Nimzo/Queen's Indian
Hi,
I have been playing chess for quite a few years now and all that time I haven't been able to find a good opening for black against d4. I Until now I have been playing d5, but most of the time...

Started 12/01/04 at 20:58:18 by Joris Pelemans (Guest)
8 7698 Last Post 12/28/04 at 20:46:00
By: HgMan
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Forthcoming Palliser's book How to play against d4
On the site of Everyman, this book is announced for september 2009.
http://www.everymanchess.com/chess/books/How_to_Play_against_1d4
As the recommended weapon for black will be the Czech Benoni, I...

Started 04/30/09 at 18:56:38 by thibdb13
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