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E4318 plies · white to move

Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation

The Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code E43 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 9 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Na4 cxd4 9. a3 Be7. The resulting position leaves white to move.

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

Resulting Position