Schandorff proposes 4.e3 against the Nimzo-Indian with 5.Nge2 in Playing 1.d4 The Indian Defences(Qualith Chess 2012).
His key games are,
| Game | Line | | | Tournament | Year |
|---|
| 1 | 4…Nc6 | Botvnnik | Taimanov | Moscow(4) | 1952 |
| 2 | 4…c5 | Botvnnik | Smyslov | Moscow(5) | 1952 |
| 3 | 4…0-0 | Botvnnik | Keres | Hague/Moscow | 1948 |
| 4 | 4…b6 | Aronian | Istratescu | Antalya | 2004 |
| 5 | 4…b6 | Ugge | Hall | Corr | 2003 |
| 6 | 4…c5 | Popov,S | Savic | Mataruska Banja | 2007 |
| 7 | 4…c5 | Najer | Mitenkov | Moscow | 1996 |
| 8 | 4…c5 | Sasvari | Kunzelmann | Corr | 2005 |
| 9 | 4…0-0 | Iljushin | Murzin | Togliatti | 2001 |
| 10 | 4…0-0 | Ivanisevic | Gyimesi | Bihac | 2010 |
| 11 | 4…0-0 | Ponomariov | Kramnik | Wijk aan Zee | 2003 |
| 12 | 4…0-0 | Astroem | Yarshenko | Corr | 1997 |
I verified game 4 where Schandorff proposes the aggressive 8.Qf3/9.g4 plan. White imposed a sharp game in the 2004 Aronian stem game. I found some independant improements and present these findings.
My first outing with 4.e3 did not go so well so now additional work must be done to upgrade my knowledge level. This analysis is part of the hoped for 'cure'.
Aronian,Levon (2645) - Istratescu,Andrei (2587) [E45]
EU-ch 5th Antalya (11), 27.05.2004[Yip]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Nge2 Ba6 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Nxc3 d5 8.Qf3 A very direct approach that exploits the absence of Bb7.[Yip] 8...0–0 9.g4!? (diagram)
Bayonet type attacks are common the Open Sicilian but not so much in the Nimzo-Indian.
Position 1
White has the bishop pair deep in the ending. How should white make progress?
White to play
