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Nimzo-Larsen attack during 19th century. General trends.

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Yigor
Jul 13, 2017
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I've found 16 games: NLA during 19th century. I indicate main lines and deviations. Engine evaluations are taken from the ChessOK database.

 

Modern Variation:

  • van't Kruijs - de Heer (1851, 1-0): 1. b3 (-0.07) e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. g3 double fianchetto (-0.26)
  • Suhle - Anderssen (1859, 0-1): 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. d3 Suhle variation (-0.44)
  • Czarnowski - d'André (1867, 0-1): 1. b3 e5 2. Ba3 Barium attack (-0.56)
  • Magnus - Schalopp (1868, 0-1): 1. b3 e5 2. g3 double fianchetto (-0.26)
  • Owen - Blackburne (1870, 1-0): 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 f6 Blackburne defense (+0.37)
  • Owen - Green (1870, 1-0): 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 d6 5. Bxc6 white LSB exchange (-0.15)
  • Owen - de Vere (1872, 0-1): 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 f5 de Vere counterattack (+0.26)
  • Skipworth - Burn (1875, 0-1): 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 f6 Blackburne defense
  • Paulsen - von Bardeleben (1892, 1/2-1/2): 1. b3 e5 2. c4 King's English (-0.11)
  • Delmar - Helms (1894, 0-1): 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d5 Helms gambit (+0.15)

Classical Variation:

  • Smith - Fischer (1873, 0-1): 1. b3 d5 (+0.00) 2. Bb2 (-0.04) c5 (+0.04) 3. d4 QPG (-0.15)
  • Paulsen -Tarrasch (1892, 0-1): 1. b3 d5 2. d4 QPG (-0.15)
  • Olly - Delmar (1893, 0-1): 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 d4 Delmar counterattack (+0.37)
  • Olly - Lee (1893, 0-1): 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 e6 (+0.04) 4. Nf3 Be7 (+0.07) 5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 Olly-Lee main line (+0.07)
  • Olly - Pillsburry (1893, 0-1): 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 e6 Pillsburry defense (+0.04)
  • Maroszy - Charousek (1896, 0-1): 1. b3 d5 2. f4 Dutch variation (-0.11)
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Yigor
Jul 13, 2017
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#2

 I'll post statistical evaluations here.

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Yigor
Jul 13, 2017
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#3

It's surprising that nobody thought to play the Réti variation 1. b3 d5 2. Nf3. tongue.png

 

P.S. Actually, I have found 2 Albin's games arising as transpositions from the Réti opening. I'll add them to the first post.

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Yigor
Jun 6, 2018
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#4

Oh, I've discovered my own thread LoL (I create so many topics blitz.pnggrin.png) that seems a bit useful for those who like NLA. peshka.png

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Yigor
Sep 25, 2018
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#5

Bump, I'll continue to extend this little historical analysis to the beginning of 20th century. peshka.png

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Yigor
Sep 25, 2018
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#6
DeirdreSkye wrote:

    1.b3 d5 2.d4 is not Nimzowitch Larsen , it's actually a no name opening(you can call it irregular queen's pawn opening). 

    Also 1.b3 d5 2.f4 is Bird and the double fianchetto is Benko(1.g3). In Nimzo Larsen White doesn't want to do a double fianchetto while in Benko the early double fianchetto is one of the ways to avoid transposition to Reti and often leads to hippo.

 

All right, I can agree with your remarks. happy.png

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Yigor
Sep 25, 2018
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#7
DeirdreSkye wrote:

Are you trying to make me feel bad?

 

LoL Why ?!? tongue.png U made reasonable remarks. I also put the name QPG = Queen's Pawn Game for 2. d4 games as U can see in the first post. peshka.png

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yureesystem
Sep 25, 2018
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#8

Love it, they were first hyper-modern masters not Reti, Nimzovitch and the rest; 19th century masters are the best and creative and greatest innovators, and the rest are copy-cat "meow".

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Yigor
Sep 25, 2018
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yureesystem wrote:

Love it, they were first hyper-modern masters not Reti, Nimzovitch and the rest; 19th century masters are the best and creative and greatest innovators, and the rest are copy-cat "meow".

 

And, as I tried to show in colors, they played something close to the modern main lines. wink.png

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Yigor
Aug 10, 2022
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#10

bumping to answer a forum's question peshka

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Chuck639
Aug 10, 2022
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#11

I prefer to transpose from 1.c4 to the Larsen-Nimzo Attack or the Van Kruij just so I can say that I play the English:

https://www.chess.com/game/live/53670571527

https://www.chess.com/game/live/51253831011