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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense (E59)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qc2

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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense (ECO E59) is a chess opening starting with 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qc2. See its main lines, common continuations, and win/draw/loss statistics from real games.

Common Continuations
No known continuations.