Openings/Nimzo-Indian Defense

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation E54

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4

1,301 tournament games from this position · White wins 26%, draws 44%, Black wins 30%

Analyse

Moves

1,301 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
cxd4465
29%
46%
26%
2358
Nc6387
24%
42%
34%
2417
Nbd7259
22%
44%
34%
2373
b691
36%
44%
20%
2380
Bd754
19%
54%
28%
2439
a622
36%
32%
32%
2322
Qe79
78%
2311
Bxc37
43%
29%
29%
2122
Qc76
33%
50%
17%
2158
h61
100%
2536

Top games

Radjabov, T2793–Kramnik, V2810½-½2013
Caruana, F2820–Kramnik, V2753½-½2021
Gelfand, B2740–Kramnik, V2810½-½2013
Ivanchuk, V2738–So, W2812½-½2017
Le Quang Liem2713–Caruana, F28220-12019
Le Quang Liem2737–Ding Liren2777½-½2017
Korobov, A2715–Topalov, V27840-12013
Kamsky, G2762–Leko, P27320-12012
Korobov, A2670–Caruana, F28221-02019
So, W2751–Duda, J2739½-½2025

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