Nimzo-Indian Defense

[gnephishn]

I thought I would light off a discussion with this line. Play through it and see what you think of Black`s chances:
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 Qc2 0-0 5 a3 Bxc3 6 Qxc3 Ne4
6...Ne4 seems like the most logical move, though it also seems that it is rare. MCO doesn`t mention it, though I have no specific references in the Nimzo. White can get in trouble quick after f3, due to Qh4+.

[petermcguone]

This has been technically played on several occasions I believe by GM Nick DeFirmian...see Vigorito-DeFirmian World Open 1997 (1-0) for an example.

[luscher]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 d5 8.e3 b6 9.Bd3 Ba6 10.b3! +/= or 7...f5 8.e3 (or 8.Nh3 Nc6 9.f3!) b6 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.Ne2 d6 11.f3 Nf6 12.O-O +/= are the standard recipes