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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid

The Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid is a chess opening classified under ECO code E20 in the Indian Defences family, where Black responds to 1.d4 with 1...Nf6, including the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, and King's Indian. It is reached after 8 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5. The resulting position leaves white to move.

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White r
White k
White q
White b
White r
2
White p
White b
White p
White p
White p
White p
3
White p
White n
4
White n
Black b
5
Black n
6
Black p
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
8h
g
Black k
f
Black r
e
d
Black q
c
Black b
b
Black n
a
Black r

Resulting Position