Openings/Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation E35
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5
1,410 tournament games from this position · White wins 34%, draws 37%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg5 | 1,209 | 34% 38% 29% | 2330 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 105 | 39% 37% 24% | 2383 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 70 | 40% 33% 27% | 2270 | 2026 |
| a3 | 16 | 44% 19% 38% | 2341 | 2025 |
| e3 | 6 | 33% 50% 17% | 2311 | 2026 |
| Qa4+ | 3 | 33% 67% | 2423 | 2018 |
| Bd2 | 1 | 100% | 2147 | 2024 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2844–Gelfand, B2748 | 1-0 | Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 | 2014 |
| Radjabov, T2793–Topalov, V2771 | ½-½ | Renova FIDE GP Zug | 2013 |
| Ding Liren2801–Anand, V2757 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2019 |
| Radjabov, T2793–Grischuk, A2764 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Giri, A2777–Karjakin, Sergey2778 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 | 2018 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Le Quang Liem2739 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Mamedyarov, S2772–Giri, A2776 | 1-0 | Superbet Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Mamedyarov, S2772–Anand, V2757 | 0-1 | Superbet Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Nakamura, Hi2754–Anand, V2767 | ½-½ | Croatia GCT 2019 | 2019 |
| Mamedyarov, S2757–Aronian, L2759 | ½-½ | 9th Sinquefield Cup 2022 | 2022 |
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