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E5415 plies · black to move

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation

The Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code E54 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. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
Black q
Black r
Black k
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black p
Black n
5
Black p
4
Black b
White b
White p
3
White n
White p
White n
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
c
White b
d
White q
e
f
White r
g
White k
h

Resulting Position