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The Nimzo-Indian Defense

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The Nimzo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4) is one of Black's most respected responses to 1.d4. Named after Aron Nimzowitsch, it pins the c3 knight to disrupt White's control of e4.

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