Openings/Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation, Benoni Defense E31
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 c5 6. d5 d6
92 tournament games from this position · White wins 30%, draws 28%, Black wins 41%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e3 | 74 | 34% 24% 42% | 2352 | 2026 |
| f3 | 13 | 23% 54% 23% | 2245 | 2025 |
| a3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2104 | 2017 |
| Qc2 | 1 | 100% | 2379 | 2026 |
| Qb3 | 1 | 100% | 1947 | 2013 |
| Nf3 | 1 | 100% | 2202 | 2021 |
Top games
| Grachev, B2672–Naiditsch, A2704 | 0-1 | Bundesliga 2012-13 | 2012 |
| Morozevich, A2676–Oparin, G2616 | ½-½ | Nutcracker Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Melkumyan, H2633–Parligras, M2587 | 0-1 | TCh-TUR First League 2015 | 2015 |
| Dambacher, M2493–Wojtaszek, R2698 | 0-1 | 29th ECC Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Babula, V2571–Stocek, J2595 | 1-0 | Pardubice Legends 2020 | 2020 |
| Kozionov, Kirill2458–Tomashevsky, E2705 | 1-0 | ch-RUS Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Illescas Cordoba, M2614–Dragun, K2543 | 1-0 | 19th European Teams | 2013 |
| Adhiban, Baskaran2653–Batsiashvili, N2485 | ½-½ | 78th Tata Steel GpB | 2016 |
| Sadorra, J2572–Lenderman, A2548 | 1-0 | 114th US Open | 2013 |
| Jankovic, A2564–Ludwig, Dan2456 | ½-½ | 9th Philadelphia International | 2012 |
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