Openings/Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation, Carlsbad Variation E23
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxd2
76 tournament games from this position · White wins 25%, draws 43%, Black wins 32%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nxd2 | 76 | 25% 43% 32% | 2300 | 2026 |
Top games
| Livaic, Leon2582–Alekseenko, K2687 | 1-0 | TCh-AUT 2022-23 | 2022 |
| Pultinevicius, Paulius2587–Wojtaszek, R2681 | ½-½ | 45th Olympiad 2024 | 2024 |
| Aczel, G2553–Berkes, F2680 | ½-½ | 69th ch-HUN 2021 | 2021 |
| Piorun, K2579–Svane, R2626 | 1-0 | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2025 | 2025 |
| Pultinevicius, Paulius2579–Georgiev, Ki2537 | 0-1 | European Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Ehlvest, J2532–Huebner, R2574 | ½-½ | 17th Puhajarve Rapid | 2016 |
| Nikolic, Pr2546–Samunenkov, Ihor2550 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2025-26 | 2026 |
| Golubov, Saveliy2492–Ghaem Maghami, E2566 | 0-1 | Aeroflot Open A 2017 | 2017 |
| Aczel, G2553–Plenca, Jadranko2463 | ½-½ | Borise Karadzica Mem 2017 | 2017 |
| Vlasenko, M2417–Popov, Iv Rus2599 | 0-1 | 72nd ch-RUS HL 2019 | 2019 |
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