Nimzo-Indian Defence

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Nimzo-Indian Defence

Summary

Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening[1]. It draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (chess_opening category, ranking #14 of 129).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nimzo-Indian Defence is credited with the discovery of Aaron Nimzovich[3].
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence's instance of is recorded as chess opening[4].
  • Aaron Nimzovich is named after Nimzo-Indian Defence[5].
  • Indian defense is named after Nimzo-Indian Defence[6].
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence is a type of Indian defense[7].
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence is part of chess terminology[8].
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1914[9].
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence's sport is recorded as chess[10].
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://chess.stackexchange.com/tags/nimzo-indian[11].
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence's Portable Game Notation is recorded as d4 Nf6[12].
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence's Portable Game Notation is recorded as c4 e6[13].
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence's Portable Game Notation is recorded as Nc3 Bb4[14].
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence's position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation is recorded as rnbqk2r/pppp1ppp/4pn2/8/1bPP4/2N5/PP2PPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 2 4[15].

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Definition and Type

Nimzo-Indian Defence's instance of is recorded as chess opening[4]. It is a type of Indian defense[7].

Origins

Things named after include Aaron Nimzovich[5], a chess player[16], 1886–1935[17], of Russian Empire[18], specialised in chess[19] and Indian defense[6], a chess opening[20].

Use and Application

Nimzo-Indian Defence is part of chess terminology[8].

Why It Matters

Nimzo-Indian Defence draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (chess_opening category, ranking #14 of 129).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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