Talk:Nimzo-Indian Defence

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I was just thinking it would be nice to illustrate chess openings with some animated gifs. Mintguy 14:34, 26 Oct 2003 (UTC)

Well, I'm not sure about animated (I think I'd find that a bit irritating), but I'm going to upload a static png to be going on with. --Camembert

Don't you think this article should be under "Nimzo-Indian Defense" or "Nimzo-Indian Defence" instead of just "Nimzo-Indian"? People refer to it colloquially as "Nimzo-Indian," of course, but we ought to use the proper name in an encyclopedia. Krakatoa 15:03, 25 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you, Krakatoa. Also I think 4.Bd2 should be mentioned here. (Aksuvari 08:45, 18 December 2006 (UTC))[reply]

4.Bd2

Although not a paritcularly good move, 4.Bd2 breaks the pin on the knight. It is played by only about 0.5% of games at the highest levels, but on a databae of players around 1400 I have, it is one of the most common moves (in fact, I believe it may be the most common, but would need to check this). I will add an entry for this soon. I see someone else (Krakatoa) think the same.

Yes, it should definitely be mentioned, even if only to explain what to play against it! I've had Bd2 played against me several times. 91.105.5.242 02:37, 25 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry that I have not been reading this talkpage, but I added some sentences on 4.Bd2 some weeks back. According to the online game databases it It is by far the most common of the "rare lines", and with the book Offbeat Nimzo-Indian in hand I found a source which I could cite for it. Ward does write that this will be a common response from a White player who knows nothing about the Nimzo-Indian. Sjakkalle (Check!) 08:59, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]