Openings/Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation E38
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Nf3 c5
126 tournament games from this position · White wins 22%, draws 28%, Black wins 50%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a3 | 58 | 29% 28% 43% | 2177 | 2026 |
| dxc5 | 35 | 20% 37% 43% | 2195 | 2025 |
| Bd3 | 12 | 17% 17% 67% | 2059 | 2025 |
| cxd5 | 10 | 30% 60% | 2048 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 6 | 100% | 2004 | 2024 |
| Be2 | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 1904 | 2024 |
| b3 | 1 | 100% | 1682 | 2025 |
Top games
| Akobian, V2661–Swiercz, D2649 | 1-0 | St Louis Spring Classic A | 2017 |
| Sasikiran, K2666–Vishnu, P2523 | 1-0 | 51st ch-IND Premier 2013 | 2013 |
| Grover, S2478–Kravtsiv, M2628 | ½-½ | 2nd Gurgaon Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Sahidi, Samir2462–Donchenko, Alexa2640 | 1-0 | Ceske Budejovice GM 2022 | 2022 |
| Yanchenko, R2463–Tari, A2634 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Yanchenko, R2463–Alekseev, Evgeny2620 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Matinian, N2469–Aleksandrov, A2595 | ½-½ | St.Petersburg Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Yanchenko, R2463–Frolyanov, D2556 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Plat, V2570–Roberson, P2437 | 1-0 | Hull 4NCL GM 2019 | 2019 |
| Gareev, T2606–Pershin, Denis2391 | 1-0 | Amir Cup Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
Nimzo-Indian Defense variations
Nimzo-Indian DefenseE20Dilworth GambitE20Kmoch VariationE20Romanishin VariationE20Sämisch VariationE24Rubinstein SystemE40Mikenas AttackE20Three Knights VariationE21Spielmann VariationE22Leningrad VariationE30Classical VariationE32Rubinstein SystemE41St. Petersburg VariationE43Classical Variation, Noa VariationE34Classical Variation, Berlin VariationE38Rubinstein System, Taimanov VariationE40Normal VariationE46Classical Variation, Zurich VariationE33Three Knights Variation, Korchnoi VariationE21Classical Variation, Noa VariationE36Rubinstein System, Rubinstein VariationE42St. Petersburg VariationE44Reshevsky VariationE46Normal VariationE47