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title: Nimzo Larsen Attack System Immortal game by British GM Raymond Keene
description: The dynamics of the b2 bishop are unveiled spectacularly in this immortal game!
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Hi all

Here is one of my favorite Raymond Keene games which inspires the use of the Nimzo-Larsen attack system. GM Raymond Keene is very keen on Nimzovich and Larsen games and actually wrote a book about this system.

Video based on ***some of the analysis*** in Study analysis. The study has in fact far more extensive analysis of the resources and possibilities. But for the time-conscious, the video is a good overall summary!

## Summary video

https://youtu.be/lKbOIg0cHPo

## The Nimzo-Larsen attack system

https://lichess.org/study/qAruqlzw/JiKJAT20#3

## White doesn't mind if Black doubles the pawns

https://lichess.org/study/qAruqlzw/JiKJAT20#5

## Question: Black goes for the structural damage but will White's bishop pair be dangerous?

https://lichess.org/study/qAruqlzw/JiKJAT20#8

## Black tries for Queenside counterplay

https://lichess.org/study/qAruqlzw/JiKJAT20#22

## White has the advantage overall

https://lichess.org/study/qAruqlzw/JiKJAT20#33

## A brilliant breakthrough move!

https://lichess.org/study/qAruqlzw/JiKJAT20#35

## Black is under huge pressure

https://lichess.org/study/qAruqlzw/JiKJAT20#39

## The start of a brilliant combination Bxf5 !!

https://lichess.org/study/qAruqlzw/JiKJAT20#41

## Ra7!!

https://lichess.org/study/qAruqlzw/JiKJAT20#43

## Crushing points start to be revealed!

https://lichess.org/study/qAruqlzw/JiKJAT20#45

## Final position

https://lichess.org/study/qAruqlzw/JiKJAT20#49

## Key takeaway points

* The Nimzo-Larsen attack system gives White a very aggressive bishop on b2 potentially
* Black's intuition for stopping f5 is challenged - White plays this move anyway
* Black's solid pawn formation is dismantled
* The tactics are the "proof of the pudding" as far as solid-looking positions are concerned
* The tactics really destroy black's pawn chain and King safety in this game

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Cheers, K