Puzzles from the Nimzo-Indian Defense
Rating 956White to move. Find the best move.
Puzzle
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Opening
Nimzo-Indian Defense
Black pins the knight on c3 and stops White from playing e4. Black is often ready to give up the bishop pair to damage White’s pawns.
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
- Chosen by Black
- 1,486 puzzles
- Average rating 1436
The position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
What Nimzo-Indian Defense puzzles look like
Counted from 1,486 puzzlesThe fork is the most common tactic in Nimzo-Indian Defense puzzles, in 16% of them. 26% end in checkmate. The average puzzle rating is 1436.
Most common tactics
Ideas in the Nimzo-Indian Defense
- Control of e4The pin on c3 keeps White’s e-pawn back.
- Doubled c-pawnsAfter ...Bxc3 White often gets doubled pawns that Black attacks later.
- Bishops against structureWhite gets the two bishops, Black gets the better pawns. The middlegame is about which matters more.