Answers.Body: <p>The classic game that is typically used to explain 'excessive' protection is Aron Nimzowitsch vs A Giese (played in 1913)</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1316457" rel="nofollow">http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1316457</a></p>
  
  <p>pay attention to moves 10. Nf3! (first defense of e5) then 11. Re1! (second defense), and finally 13. Bf4! (third defense of e5)</p>
  
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Body: <p>Nimzovich was a proponent of the idea of over-protection, a concept which I don't understand well enough to ever implement in my games. Are there any example games at the GM level that illustrate this concept particularly well as a theme? </p>
  
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Comments.Text: Well there's this contrived example of Nimzovich's: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1334664
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Comments.Text: @GeorgeJempty Nimzovich did not actually play that game. That was made up as a joke to make fun of overprotection.
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Tags: <strategy><positional-play>
Title: Example highlighting overprotection
ThreadText: # Example highlighting overprotection
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-09)
  
  Nimzovich was a proponent of the idea of over-protection, a concept which I don't understand well enough to ever implement in my games. Are there any example games at the GM level that illustrate this concept particularly well as a theme?
  
  **Tags:** strategy, positional-play
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Well there's this contrived example of Nimzovich's: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1334664  
  > **username_2**: @GeorgeJempty Nimzovich did not actually play that game. That was made up as a joke to make fun of overprotection.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2016-08-10. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  The classic game that is typically used to explain 'excessive' protection is Aron Nimzowitsch vs A Giese (played in 1913)
  
  <http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1316457>
  
  pay attention to moves 10. Nf3! (first defense of e5) then 11. Re1! (second defense), and finally 13. Bf4! (third defense of e5)
  
  
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