Die nonchalante Nimzowitsch-Verteidigung CT Jobava (2717) - S> Mamedyarov

Jobava (2717) - S> Mamedyarov (2764)

he was considered the most worthy challenger to the occasionally faltering world champion Emmanuel Lasker

it captures and puts into perspective his tough youth

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Die nonchalante Nimzowitsch-Verteidigung CT Jobava (2717) - S> MamedyarovThe Nimzowitsch Defence 1. e4 Nc6 represents a lesser known and far less popular part of the great strategist's legacy than the Nimzo Indian Defence. While the latter has gained a reputation as one of the soundest responses to 1. d4, one could argue almost the opposite about 1 Nc6 as a response to 1. e4. The main reason for this is probably the fact that Black blocks his c pawn on the very first move, something that a dogmatic player will regard as