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 cxd4 9. exd4

1,486 tournament games from this position · White wins 27%, draws 44%, Black wins 28%

Analyse

Moves

1,486 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
b61,142
25%
46%
28%
2391
Nc6114
39%
39%
23%
2271
Nbd7100
29%
44%
27%
2299
a659
34%
39%
27%
2309
Bxc333
30%
27%
42%
2262
Qc722
50%
27%
23%
2176
h616
25%
31%
44%
2311

Top games

Aronian, L2797–Caruana, F2820½-½2015
Caruana, F2820–Nepomniachtchi, I2792½-½2021
Topalov, V2793–Aronian, L2813½-½2013
Radjabov, T2793–Kramnik, V2810½-½2013
Gelfand, B2740–Kramnik, V2810½-½2013
Ivanchuk, V2738–So, W2812½-½2017
Le Quang Liem2713–Caruana, F28220-12019
Le Quang Liem2737–Ding Liren2777½-½2017
Grischuk, A2764–Leko, P2744½-½2013
Tomashevsky, E2696–Nakamura, Hi2786½-½2017

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