Both are possible and OK for black. Personally I like to play without both h6 and g5 but with qa5 and c5 to create some tactical motives against the bishop.
Nimzo Indian Leningrad variation
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I wouldn't do it, but with the center closed, your king might be alright. 9...e4 seems to be the most popular option.
moonnie wrote:
Both are possible and OK for black. Personally I like to play without both h6 and g5 but with qa5 and c5 to create some tactical motives against the bishop.
Moonie
Can you give me an example of this
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In Brendhof-Schaefer game the black did not castle.If you do not castle or castle in queenside h6 then g5 is ok I think.But if you castle kingside it may cause same trouble for you in my opinion.
Bg5 is not a critical setup against the Nimzo and as I mentioned before the setup with h6/g5 is perfectly fine for black too. I play like this as a matter of personal preference
In the Leningrad variation of the nimzo-indian should black play g5 at some point and continue to chase the bishop or does this move weaken him too much?
This is where I was and was not sure about g5