Carlos Torre Repetto, Baden-Baden 1925 Named after Blacks first moves Nf6 and Nc6 Parent Indian Defence Synonym(s) Mexican Defense Two Knights Tango KevitzTrajkovic Defense.Chess Champion Frank James Marshall in only seven moves.It was later played by the Yugoslav master Mihailo Trajkovic 3 4 and the Soviet grandmaster Anatoly Lutikov.
I hope to change that by first highlighting the defense with a catchy name. Thus The Black Knights Tango Orlov 1992, p. His 1998 book added the apostrophe after Knights. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. Black responds Nf6. White continues with c4 and Black then responds with Nc6. Blocking the c-pawn as black in queens pawn openings does not sit well with me personally but it is not quite a dubious idea. However, its clear (at least, to me) that 2.Nc6 is suboptimal and serves only as a little surprise. And we could add that black avoided many variations white can play against the Nimzo. No ordinary Nimzo though; after 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 Nf3, the move 4.Nc6 is a rare response compared to the theoretical and fairly fashionable 4.b6 5 Bg5 and 4.c5 5 g3. Thus White may not have reached a position hes fully familiar with, unless hes a 4 Qc2 Nimzo player. ![]() However, the inclusion of Nf3 and.Nc6 makes a significant difference should White opt, for example, for a fianchetto set-up, and the c6-knight also proves its worth in the Bg5 lines. This was initially named after its inventor, Sir Stuart Milner-Barry, but then appears to have become popular after the Zrich tournament of 1934 even though, intriguingly, the variation didnt feature in any games from the main tournament there. The Zrich variation was popular in the 1930s, when it was used most notably by Alekhine and Nimzowitsch, but by the 1960s it had fallen out of favour as other continuations became fashionable. To this day 4.0-0, 4.d5 and 4.c5 remain more popular against the 4 Qc2 Nimzo and so, whether it arises from a Nimzo or from a Tango, the Zrich has a fair amount of surprise value and Black may well know it better than White. Black aims to set up his favoured dark-squared centre, and will often then look to attack on the kingside or to advance in the centre. Once again Blacks position is also fairly solid, and there is no easy way for White to exploit his bishop pair. So, in most of cases, it transposes into the Nimzo-Indian with Nc6. All right. However, Id possibly prefer to play 4. When white plays d5 (either the immeidate 3.d5, or the more common 3.Nc3 e5 4.d5), these independent lines are actually quite fun for black. Nf3, the objectively best option is to transpose into some kind of Nimzo, but there are alternatives. One author (cant remember which) suggests a setup with e6, d6, and g6, which is solid enough but a little passive for my tastes. I have also experimented with the idea of playing 3.e5 anyway, trying for more Budapest Gambit sort of positions. I really want it to work and be consistent with my Nc3 repertoire, but it is just too much theory for too little payoff, IMO. White has the option of swapping queens and going for an immediate endgame. Or after d5 and.Ne7, the position is comparable to a reversed Van Geet Attack, except black is behind in tempo and the bishop is locked behind the pawn chain. Seems. unexciting. Definitely not what I am aiming for when I play an offbeat opening. Another typical kings indian game where white was a bit careless.
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