Openings/Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation E20
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2
118 tournament games from this position · White wins 47%, draws 30%, Black wins 23%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 44 | 48% 30% 23% | 2347 | 2026 |
| d5 | 33 | 55% 27% 18% | 2239 | 2025 |
| Nc6 | 12 | 42% 25% 33% | 2205 | 2026 |
| Ne4 | 9 | 56% 22% 22% | 2331 | 2022 |
| Bxc3+ | 8 | 25% 63% | 2390 | 2024 |
| d6 | 7 | 43% 14% 43% | 2200 | 2026 |
| Qe7 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2370 | 2018 |
| h6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2088 | 2015 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2243 | 2013 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2877–Naiditsch, A2709 | 0-1 | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedyarov, S2734–Anand, V2754 | ½-½ | Levitov Chess Week Rapid | 2023 |
| Matlakov, M2695–Schlosser, P2612 | ½-½ | 15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014 | 2014 |
| Maurizzi, MarcAndria2604–Artemiev, V2664 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 | 2025 |
| Khalifman, A2614–Macieja, B2608 | ½-½ | Nakhchivan Open A 2013 | 2013 |
| Volkov, Sergey12589–Ipatov, Alexander2621 | ½-½ | TCh-TUR Super League 2015 | 2015 |
| Sethuraman, S2620–Van Foreest, Lucas2543 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 | 2021 |
| Smirnov, P2611–Levin, Ev2507 | 1-0 | Chigorin Mem Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Sedlak, N2577–Savic, Miod12539 | ½-½ | ch-SRB 2013 | 2013 |
| Perdomo, L2478–Granda Zuniga, J2631 | 0-1 | Copel Telecom SESC Open | 2018 |
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